Southern Pecan Chicken
Ingredients
- 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, pounded thin
- 4 C. ice water and ice
- 4 tsp. salt
- 3/4 C. ground pecans
- 2 whole eggs
- 6 egg whites
- 2 Tbs. milk
- 2 Tbs. honey
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper, course, ground fresh
Directions
Marinate the chicken breasts in iced salt water for 1/2 hour. Beat milk with honey, then add beaten eggs, salt and fresh ground pepper. Put egg whites in one shallow bowl, and pecan meal in another. Dip each chicken breast in the egg white, then into pecan meal and pat the meal into the breast to form a crust. Place the breasts in a shallow baking pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray and bake for 35 minutes at 375 degrees or until the breasts are done through.
Yield: 6 servings
