Cherry-Glazed Chicken with Toasted Pecans

Name: Cherry-Glazed Chicken with Toasted Pecans
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients: 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each); 3/4 cup cherry preserves; 1 teaspoon onion powder; 2 ounces fontina cheese, thinly sliced; 2 tablespoons chopped pecans, toasted

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min. YIELD: 4 servings.

What started out as a way to use up some leftover preserves and cheese turned out to be a family winner dinner that I now make time and again. —Keri Cotton, Lakeville, Minnesota

Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
3/4 cup cherry preserves
1 teaspoon onion powder
2 ounces fontina cheese, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons chopped pecans, toasted

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°. Place chicken in an ungreased 11x7-in. baking dish. Top with preserves; sprinkle with onion powder. Bake, uncovered, 18-22 minutes or until a thermometer reads 165°.
2. Top with cheese; bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with pecans.

Nutrition Facts

1 chicken breast half : 354 calories, 10g fat (4g saturated fat), 79mg cholesterol, 168mg sodium, 40g carbohydrate (37g sugars, 0 fiber), 27g protein.

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