Pecan Crusted Chicken

Serves 4
Time 40 min

A crispy coating of crushed pecans and cornflakes gives these lean, boneless chicken breasts a tasty oven "fried" crunch. Try swapping the pecans for almonds or walnuts, if you like.

Ingredients

    1 1/2 cupsbuttermilk
    2 teaspoonscayenne pepper
    1 1/2 teaspoonsfine sea salt, divided
    1 tablespoongarlic powder
    4(6-8 ounces) boneless, skinless chicken breast cutlets
    4 cups365 Everyday Value™ Corn Flakes
    1 cupwhole pecans

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Method

Position the oven rack to middle shelf; preheat to 375ºF. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray and set aside.


Whisk together buttermilk, cayenne pepper, 1 teaspoon of salt, and garlic powder.


Add chicken; marinate 10 minutes.


While chicken is marinating, coarsely grind corn flakes and pecans, separately, in a food processor.


Mix together in a large bowl; season with remaining salt.


Lift a chicken breast out of buttermilk, allowing excess to drain off into bowl.


Cover entire chicken breast in corn-flake mixture and transfer to baking sheet.


Repeat with remaining chicken. Discard any remaining batter.


Bake 20 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 170ºF on instant-read thermometer.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

530

Total Fat

25g

Saturated Fat

3.5g

Cholesterol

110mg

Sodium

1280mg

Total Carbohydrate

32g

Dietary Fiber

4g

Total Sugars

6g

Protein

46g

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