Make Ahead Recipe 2 - Honey Pecan Chicken
Posted on March 20, 2008
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This recipe is also from the “Don’t Panic — Dinner’s in the Freezer” cookbook. I like this one because it doesn’t take a lot of cooking time on the actual serving day.
Honey Pecan Chicken
6 Boneless Chicken Breasts
Marinade
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 2 t fresh thyme, minced
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1/2 t salt
- 1/4 t pepper
Honey Cream Sauce
- 2 T butter
- 1 T shallots
- 1 cup Orange Juice
- 1/4 cup whiskey
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 2 T honey
- 1 T cider vinegar
- 1/4 t salt
- 1/8 t pepper
Serving Day
- 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
- 1/4 cup flour
- Olive Oil
Cooking Day Instructions
For the chicken: Mix olive oil, thyme, garlic, salt and pepper. Place chicken breasts in freezer bags, then pour olive oil mixture over chicken breasts. Freeze.
For the Sauce: melt butter in medium saucepan over low heat. Saute shallots in butter until tender. Add orange juice and whiskey over medium heat, and continue cooking until liquid is reduced by one half. Add cream. Continue cooking until slightly thickened. Add honey, vinegar, salt and pepper. Cool. Freeze separately.
Cooking Day Instructions:
Thaw chicken breasts and cream sauce. Mix chopped pecans and flour together. Dredge chicken breasts in flour mixture. Heat a small amount of olive oil in large skillet. Pan fry chicken breasts until golden brown and cooked through. Heat sauce over low heat until warm. Do not boil.
To serve, place chicken on individual serving dishes and pour cream sauce over chicken breasts.
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I have this book (love many of the recipes) and have made this recipe. My family deemed it “divine”! Hope you love it just as much.
Chris, I’m glad to hear that the recipes are as good as they sound. This dish sounds wonderful and I can’t wait to try it!