Nutty Chicken Recipes

NUTTY OVEN-FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place milk in a shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl, combine the baking mix, pecans and seasonings. Dip chicken pieces in milk, then coat generously with pecan mixture., Place in a lightly greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Drizzle with butter. Bake, uncovered, until chicken is golden brown and crispy and juices run clear, about 1 hour.

NUTTY CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a large skillet or wok, stir-fry chicken in oil for 2 minutes. Add vegetables; cook 4 minutes longer. Add garlic; stir-fry until chicken is no longer pink and vegetables are crisp-tender., In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, cornstarch and ginger; stir in the broth, soy sauce, peanut butter and pepper sauce until blended. Pour over chicken mixture. , Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add cabbage; cook 2 minutes longer or until crisp-tender. Sprinkle with peanuts. Serve with rice.

NUTTY CHICKEN FINGERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a shallow bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. Place milk in another shallow bowl. Dip chicken in milk, then roll in pecan mixture. , Place in a single layer in an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake, uncovered, until juices run clear, 12-15 minutes.

NUTTY CHICKEN STRIPS

Steps:

• Mix yogurt, cilantro and honey. Refrigerate, covered, until serving., In a shallow bowl, whisk together egg and milk. In another bowl, toss bread crumbs with almonds, cilantro and curry powder. Toss chicken strips with flour to coat lightly; shake off excess. Dip both sides in egg mixture, then in crumb mixture., In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. In batches, cook chicken until golden brown, 5-6 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels. Serve with sauce.

NUTTY CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the chicken, egg, pineapple, mayonnaise, salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. , Just before serving, stir in pecans. Place spinach on 4 slices of bread; top with chicken salad and remaining bread. Cut each sandwich into quarters.

NUTTY CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Finely slice a quarter of the chilli, then put the rest in a food processor with the ginger, garlic, coriander stalks and one-third of the leaves. Whizz to a rough paste with a splash of water if needed.
• Heat the oil in a frying pan, then quickly brown the chicken chunks for 1 min. Stir in the paste for another min, then add the peanut butter, stock and yogurt. When the sauce is gently bubbling, cook for 10 mins until the chicken is just cooked through and sauce thickened. Stir in most of the remaining coriander, then scatter the rest on top with the chilli, if using. Eat with rice or mashed sweet potato.

NUTTY CHICKEN WITH NOODLE SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6 and cover a baking tray with baking paper. Finely chop the peanuts in a food processor or by hand - you want large crumbs, not dust - then tip onto a plate. Dip the chicken pieces in egg, then coat in the peanuts and place on the tray. You can freeze the coated chicken pieces for up to a month, defrost, then continue with recipe. Bake for 15-20 mins until golden and cooked through.
• Meanwhile, cook the noodles according to pack instructions, drain, rinse under cold water until cool, then drain again. When the chicken is ready, use kitchen tongs or two forks to mix the noodles with the cucumber slices, mint, lime juice and zest, sugar, chilli if using, and some seasoning. Serve immediately, topped with the crunchy chicken.

NUTTY CHICKEN

Steps:

• mix crushed garlic clove.
• root ginger
• soy sauce runny honey.
• grated zest and juice of 1 lime in a bowl.This is the marinade.
• add chicken strips and leave preferably overnight for best results.
• preheat grill to high.
• drain marinade into a saucepan.
• skewer each pice of chicken to make a kebab.
• grill 3 mins each side or until cooked brushing with remaining marinade to stop chicken drying out
• Bring remainder of marinade to the boil and simmer for one minute.
• add crunchy peanut butter.
• coconut milk.
• salt and pepper(to taste) to marinade mixture and stir till blended (add a little water if it seems a bit thick).Allow to heat gently.
• Pour over chicken and enjoy.

NUT-CRUSTED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Poke each breast several times with a fork. Sprinkle each breast with 1/2 tsp kosher salt, coating both sides. Refrigerate, uncovered, 15-20 minutes.
• Process nuts in food processor, about 20 1-second pulses, until it looks like coarse meal. Heat butter in skillet over medium flame until melted. Swirl constantly until butter is brown and smells nutty, 4-5 minutes. Add shallot and 1/4 tsp kosher salt. Cook, stirring constantly, until shallot is soft, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add nuts and panko and stir often until golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Transfer to a shallow dish and stir in lemon zest, thyme and cayenne.
• Beat egg, mustard and black pepper in a second bowl; place flour in a third dish. Pat breasts dry. Dip breasts, one at a time, into flour, patting off excess, then into egg, then into nut mixture. Scoop nut mixture on top of the chicken and press it down hard to make it adhere. Place breast on a rack placed over a cookie sheet, then prepare the second one.
• Place rack in lower-middle of preheated oven and bake until internal temperature of chicken is 160F, 20-25 minutes. Rest 5 minutes, then serve with lemon wedges.

NUTTY CHICKEN SATAY STRIPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 4 and line a baking tray with non-stick paper.
• Mix 2 tbsp chunky peanut butter with 1 finely grated garlic clove, 1 tsp Madras curry powder, a few shakes of soy sauce and 2 tsp lime juice in a bowl. Some nut butters are thicker than others, so if necessary, add a dash of boiling water to get a coating consistency.
• Add 2 skinless chicken breast fillets, cut into strips, and mix well. Arrange on the baking sheet, spaced apart, and bake in the oven for 8-10 mins until cooked, but still juicy.
• Eat warm with roughly 10cm cucumber, cut into fingers, and sweet chilli sauce. Alternatively, leave to cool and keep in the fridge for up to 2 days.

NUTTY CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Fry the onions and salt together gently until soft.
• Add the ginger, garlic chillies coriander, cumin and turmeric and cook for another minute.
• Cut the chicken into strips, bruise the cardamom pods and add to the pan.
• Stir in the coconut milk and stock. Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Lightly toast the cashew nuts in a dry frying pan. Add the sour cream and serve.

NUTTY CHICKEN GRAIN SALAD

Steps:

• Put the chicken breasts on a baking tray, drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil, add seasoning and place under a hot grill for 8 mins or until cooked through. Meanwhile, heat the grains following pack instructions.
• Roughly chop the fruit and nuts. Mix with the grains, 1 tbsp olive oil and seasoning to taste. Mix the hummus with 1 tbsp water, ½ tbsp olive oil and some seasoning. Serve the chicken sliced with the grains and drizzle over the hummus dressing.