Pine Nut And Parmesan Crusted Chicken Recipes

PARMESAN AND PINE-NUT CRUSTED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Place first 6 ingredients in food processor, process until nuts are chopped finely. Pour mixture onto a plate.
• Coat chicken in Egg Beaters and dredge in bread crumb mixture
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Place chicken breasts in the skillet and cook 3 minutes on each side, until browned.
• Transfer chicken to a baking dish and finish cooking in the oven at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
• Serve chicken topped with jarred pesto sauce or heated marinara sauce.

PINE NUT AND PARMESAN-CRUSTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. In a small bowl, combine Panko, pine nuts, Parmesan, garlic, oil, salt and pepper.
• 2. Combine mayonnaise and basil in second bowl.
• 3. Pat the chicken dry with paper towels and transfer to a 13x9" baking dish. Spread mayo mixture evenly over top of chicken breasts. Sprinkle the Panko mixture over mayo, pressing lightly to adhere.
• 4. Bake uncovered in a preheated 450-degree oven on an upper-middle rack until crumbs are golden brown and chicken is tender, about 25-30 minutes.

PARMESAN ENCRUSTED PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Prepare a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Spread pine nuts on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until most of the pine nuts are light golden brown and fragrant, about 20 minutes. Remove pine nuts and keep oven at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Cook and stir sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat until mixture turns light brown and syrupy, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove syrup from heat; fold in pine nuts to coat. Add Parmesan cheese; stir to coat.
• Line baking sheet with waxed paper; spread coated pine nuts onto sheet, separating any bunches.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 10 minutes.