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Pecan Chicken with Blue Cheese Sauce

Name: Pecan Chicken with Blue Cheese Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients: 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (5 ounces each); 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed; 1/4 cup butter, melted; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans; SAUCE:; 1 cup heavy whipping cream; 1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese; 1 tablespoon finely chopped green onion; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper

6 reviews

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min.

Makes

4 servings

Updated: Sep. 30, 2022

Holiday-special in every way, this moist chicken is coated with pecans and drizzled with a rich, blue cheese sauce. It's easy and delicious…a real winner in my book. You can also use turkey breast and adjust the cook time. —Maggie Ruddy, Altoona, Iowa

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Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (5 ounces each)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 tablespoon brown sugar
3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
SAUCE:
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese
1 tablespoon finely chopped green onion
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In a shallow bowl, combine flour and rosemary; in a separate shallow bowl, combine butter and brown sugar. Place pecans in another shallow bowl. Coat chicken with flour mixture, then dip in butter mixture and coat with pecans.

Transfer to a greased baking sheet. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°.
Meanwhile, place cream in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 8-10 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the cheese, onion, salt and pepper. Serve with chicken.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 626 calories, 51g fat (25g saturated fat), 198mg cholesterol, 625mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 2g fiber), 34g protein.

Pecan Chicken with Blue Cheese Sauce

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