Patchwork Quilt Pecan Chicken
Created by dienia b on September 26, 2023
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 30m
- Cook Time: 90m
- Recipe #41656
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken thighs, (8)
- 2 pounds chicken legs, (8)
- 1/2 cup margarine
- Wet
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- Dry
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup ground pecans
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon salt, to taste
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds
- Garnish
- 1/4 cup pecan halves
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Step 2: In a shallow dish, combine buttermilk and egg.
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Step 3: In another shallow dish combine flour, ground pecans, paprika, salt, (start low and go higher on salt) pepper, and sesame seeds.
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Step 4: Dip each chicken piece in the buttermilk mixture, then the pecan mixture.
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Step 5: Let air dry 15 minutes on cookie rack.
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Step 6: Meanwhile, melt margarine in a 13x9x2 baking dish.
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Step 7: Place each chicken piece skin side down in melted margarine, then turn chicken pieces to coat and place skin side up in the baking dish.
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Step 8: Place pecan halves on each chicken piece.
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Step 9: Bake at 350 about 75 minutes, or until chicken is golden brown and tender.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (340.3 g)
- Calories 696
- Total Fat - 49.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 10.9 g
- Cholesterol - 500 mg
- Sodium - 1250.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 16.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.8 g
- Sugars - 2.4 g
- Protein - 47.6 g
- Calcium - 141.9 mg
- Iron - 5.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 4.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg