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Buttermilk Pecan Chicken


National Chicken Council

Ingredients:
  • 2 broiler-fryer chickens, cut in serving pieces
  • 1/2 cup Mazola margarine
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 egg, slightly beaten
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup ground pecans
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1/8 tablespoon pepper
  • 1/4 cup sesame seeds
  • 1/4 cup pecan halves

Directions:
Melt margarine in large shallow baking dish (about 13x9x2 inches). Mix buttermilk with egg in one shallow dish, and flour, ground pecans, paprika, salt, pepper and sesame seeds in another. Dip chicken in buttermilk mixture, then in flour mixture. Place skin side down in melted margarine in baking dish, then turn chicken pieces to coat with margarine and place skin side up. Place pecan halves on each piece of chicken and bake in 350 degree F.(moderate) oven 1 1/4 hrs, until tender and golden brown. Garnish with parsley and cherry tomatoes.

Makes 8 servings.


Serves: 8
Serving Size:
Calories per Serving: 813
% Daily Value*   
   Total Fat 63.1 g
97%   
     Saturated Fat 13.1 g
66%   
   Cholesterol 189 mg
63%   
   Sodium 1,402 mg
58%   
   Potassium 195 g
 
   Calcium 134 g
 
   Total Carbs 19 g
6%   
     Dietary Fiber 4 g
15%   
     Sugars 3 g
 
   Protein 45 g
 
   Sugar Alcohols 0 g
 
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.  Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
  Calories: 2,000 2,500
Total Fat Less than 65g 80g
  Sat Fat Less than 20g 25g
Cholesterol Less than 300mg 300mg
Sodium Less than 2,400mg 2,400mg
Total Carbohydrate   300g 375g
  Dietary Fiber   25g 30g
Nutritional Information From CalorieKing.com
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