Cherry Glazed Chicken With Toasted Pecans Recipes

MAPLE-PECAN-CRUSTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place a wire rack onto a baking sheet and lightly coat with cooking spray.
• Mix maple syrup, mayonnaise, and salt together in a bowl.
• Mix panko and pecans together in a separate bowl. Dip chicken into the syrup mixture, followed by the panko mixture. Place onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the centers reads at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 15 to 20 minutes.

PECAN CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Mix mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, vinegar, garlic powder, thyme, and maple pepper together in a bowl until well combined. Add chicken, celery, pecans, and red onion; stir well to incorporate.
• Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to 3 days.

CHERRY-BALSAMIC GLAZED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat grill.
• In a medium saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat until hot.
• Add the shallots and saute until softened- about 3-4 minutes.
• Add the cherry preserves, balsamic vinegar, Italian seasonings, and the pepper.
• Reduce heat to medium low and cook until the mixture is reduced by one-fourth.
• About 6-8 minutes.
• Reserve 6 tbsp of glaze in small bowl.
• Lightly season chicken breasts with salt.
• Place chicken on grill.
• Cook, covered for 4 minutes per side.
• Brush one side with glaze.
• Let set for 1 minutes then flip and brush other side with glaze.
• Repeat until chicken is cooked through.

CHICKEN, PECAN & CHERRY SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the first six vinaigrette ingredients; gradually whisk in oil until blended. Pour over salad; toss to coat.

CHERRY-GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
• Rinse the chicken with cold running water and pat dry with paper towels.
• Pour the milk into a shallow dish.
• Mix the flour, thyme, salt and pepper together on a sheet of waxed paper or a shallow tray.
• Dip each piece of chicken into the milk, then coat with the seasoned flour, shaking off the excess.
• Heat the oil in a large non-stick pan over a medium-high heat and cook the chicken pieces for 5 minutes on each side or until golden-brown.
• As they brown, transfer the chicken pieces to a 13x9-inch baking dish.
• When all the chicken has been transferred to the baking dish, cover it with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
• THE CHERRY SAUCE: Combine the reserved cherry juice and both sugars in a small saucepan and bring to the boil over a medium heat. Stir in the mustard and cook for a further 5 minutes, or until the sauce thickens slightly. Stir in the cherries. (The sauce will continue to thicken once it bakes.).
• After the chicken has baked for 30 minutes, uncover it, and spoon the hot cherry sauce over it.
• Bake, uncovered for a further 15 minutes, or until the chicken is tender and the juices run clear.
• Serve over rice or noodles with steamed green vegetables.

CHERRY-GLAZED CHICKEN WITH TOASTED PECANS

Steps:

• 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°. , Top with cheese; bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with pecans.