This Paresan and Pecan Crusted Oven Fried Chicken will totally satisfy a craving for fried comfort food.
Well I guess now that soccer season is over for us (and it was a great undefeated one for my 9 year old I will have to say) it’s time for me to get back to cooking more. Activities 3 times a week left me preparing more grab and go options like wraps, tacos, etc. and now we are home during dinner time! Let’s see how long this schedule lasts.
Nothing makes me happier than a good piece of fried chicken. But it’s only something I have once in a blue moon so when I have a hankering I make oven baked fried chicken (or I get my mom to). These chicken breasts have a similar taste but don’t require dealing with a whole chicken and since there are no bones, the cooking time is much quicker! As in 15-20 minute cooking time quick!
You’ll just set up your dipping and dredging stations (of course you’ll mix together the flour and ground pecan/cornmeal mixture, I just wanted to show you what it looks like), and then go from stove-top to oven while you finish preparing your sides.
This, you guys….is so good
I found the original recipe at Cooking Light but had to change it up to work for me. Since I never have pine nuts on hand, I subbed pecans and omitted the rosemary as I knew my kids wouldn’t be as fond if it that way.
I paired it with some cauliflower potato smashers for a spin on a comforting classic. And the leftovers are great eaten cold. This will be in the meal plan rotation often.
A big hit in our house!
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- 2-3 chicken breasts, butterflied (i.e. sliced in half crosswise)
- 1 egg
- ½ cup buttermilk (or if you don't have any, sub ½ cup of milk + 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and let it sit for a few minutes)
- 3 heaping tablespoons pecans
- 1 tablespoon cornmeal
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ cup flour
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 2 to 4 tablespoons of oil
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- In a small food processor add pecans, cornmeal and onion powder. Process until nuts are finely ground. Transfer mixture to a shallow bowl or plate, add flour, parmesan cheese and baking soda. Combine well.
- In another shallow bowl combine egg and buttermilk.
- Dip chicken one at a time in egg mixture, then place on a large plate. Season the breasts with salt and pepper, then dip in breadcrumb mixture, making sure they are evenly covered.
- Depending on if you are using 2 or 3 chicken breasts (which will be 4-6 pieces once they are cut) heat 1 or 2 skillets to medium high heat. Add ~2 tablespoons of oil in each skillet or enough to cover the skillet in a thin layer. Place breaded chicken breasts in skillet(s) and brown for ~4-5 minutes. Check underside for a nice brown color. Flip the chicken and place skillet(s) in the oven for an additional 10-15 minutes.
Except that one skillet typically will not hold 6 pieces of chicken (once cut) so if you go with the 3 breasts you will likely need 2 skillets. Do not crowd the pan or else the chicken won't get a chance to get nice and crisp.
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This looks so yummy! I’m the opposite…My big kids are starting baseball ans softball now so I’ll have to save this to try on a Saturday. Thanks for sharing!
I can’t tell you how much I would love to have this right now. Don’t suppose you deliver sigh.
Yum! You had me at Parmesan encrusted. 😊
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This I will have to try!! I’ve actually never had nut crusted chicken so I’m dying to taste!
I’ve tried oven friend chicken a few times and can’t get it crispy enough. Like the poster above, I wish you could deliver because this looks delicious.
This looks amazing! I’m totally bookmarking this for dinner next week. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Oh my husband will love this! He loves fried chicken and anything cooked in the cast iron. But I won’t let him fry anything in the house because of the mess! We will definitely be trying this soon!
I always forget to bread chicken with nuts and wouldn’t have thought to pair it with Parmesan but this looks wonderful. I’ll have to give this recipe a try. Thanks!
This sounds so good! I love oven fried chicken!
Sumptuously! Be sure to cook, chicken already purchased. Can I’d add a couple of words. Serve with red sweet and sour sauce 🙂
I got a huge craving for FRIED chicken yesterday. Haven’t eaten it since I was like 11 years old… But I was watching Man vs Food… Ugh! And now this! THISSSSSSS looks even better cause I mean, cheeseeeee crusted too!! Mmmm!
This looks so so good! I love making oven fried chicken. I’ll have to try this recipe for sure.
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Oh yum, this chicken recipe looks amazing! I love everything about it! Thank you for sharing this great recipe!!
I’ve Parmesan crusted fish but I haven’t tried it on chicken. I’m going to try it it looks good!
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SO yum! Breaded chicken is my weakness! I love that you added pecans for a nuttier flavor!