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Coconut Pecan Chicken

Here's how you make Coconut Pecan Chicken
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 10m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 pounds boneless and skinless chicken breasts (8 breasts)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 4.4 ounces pecans (1 cup)
  • 2.1 ounces shredded coconut (1 cup, sweetened)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 tablespoons butter (mango butter)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Place chicken breasts between two sheets of plastic wrap and pound them with a mallet to 1/4 inch thickness.

  • Step 2: In a bowl or pie pan beat the eggs with water, salt and pepper. Set aside.

  • Step 3: Using a food processor chop the nuts using on/off pulsing 2 -3 times. Add coconut and pulse 5-6 times until mixture is crumbly but not a paste. Transfer to a pie dish or plate.

  • Step 4: Dip chicken breasts in egg mixture and then in pecan/coconut mixture.

  • Step 5: Heat oil in skillet. Add chicken and cook over medium low heat, turning once (8-10 minutes) or until golden brown.

  • Step 6: To serve: place two pieces of chicken on each plate the opt each piece with 1/2 tablespoon mango butter.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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