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honey pecan chicken

Ingredients For honey pecan chicken

  • 4
    chicken breasts, halves
  • 1 Tbsp
    bourbon
  • 5/8 tsp
    lemon peel
  • 1/3 c
    honey
  • 1 c
    butter, melted
  • SAUCE INGREDIENTS
  • pinch
    pepper
  • 1/4 tsp
    cayenne pepper
  • 1 Tbsp
    garlic powder
  • 1.5 c
    flour
  • COATING INGREDIENTS
  • 2 c
    buttermilk
  • 1 c
    pecans, chopped

How To Make honey pecan chicken

  • 1
    Soak chicken pieces overnight in buttermilk (or at least several hours).
  • 2
    Mix flour, garlic powder, little cayenne pepper, and pepper; dredge chicken in this.
  • 3
    Let chicken \"rest\" after coating with flour mix for bout 30 minutes (so coating \"sticks\").
  • 4
    Heat small amount oil in large fry pan.
  • 5
    Cook about 8 minutes per side (for boneless pieces, longer for with bone) until no longer pink.
  • 6
    Make Sauce: mix melted butter, honey, lemon peel and bourbon.
  • 7
    Mix and heat until warm; pour over cooked chicken and top with chopped pecans!

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