Baked Honey Nut Chicken

155 Reviews

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 40 min
Ready In: 55 min

“A savory, buttery, nutty, baked chicken dish with a little sweetness of honey. Excellent for dinner parties. Everyone raves about it. Substitute any nut you prefer with equally good results.” - by Laura G

Ingredients

2 eggs
1/2 cup honey
1 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts
1 cup dry bread crumbs
salt and pepper to taste
6 bone-in chicken breast halves
1/4 cup butter, melted

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Original recipe yields 6 servings

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
In a bowl, beat eggs and honey together until thoroughly blended. In a separate bowl, toss together pecans, bread crumbs, salt, and pepper.
Dip chicken pieces in egg and honey mixture, then dredge in pecan mixture, coating thoroughly. Arrange chicken side by side in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Drizzle melted butter evenly over chicken.
Bake approximately 40 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink, and juices run clear.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (6 total)

Calories
683 cal
34%

Fat
36.3 g
56%

Carbs
39.1 g
13%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Jennifer

Aug. 2, 2007

"Good recipe. However, it is great with a few change. Try marinating the chicken for an hour in the mixture beforehand. I also cooked it slower (at 325) to ensure it remained moist. Turned out beautifu..." See morelly."

MYRT11

Nov. 13, 2003

"What a great change for baked chicken. The nuts make it special and would definitely be great to serve to guests. At first I thought it might be too sweet with the honey. It turned out buttery with..." See more only the slightest bit of sweetness. I will also try this with pork chops."

ALAMEDAKID

Nov. 13, 2003

"This is a wonderful recipe. IO'm definately going to make it again. The only change I would add would be to lightly grease the pan or use Pam. Because of the honey in the recipe it really stickes to..." See more the pan."

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