Sunday, December 25, 2011

Orange Pistachio Crusted Chicken

A great recipe for guests! I've made this recipe once and it turned out well! Tips for next time: In order to prevent the breadcrumbs from being mushy on the bottom, line your baking dish with aluminum foil. This is an impressive recipe, but if you don't have a food processor it will be a pain in the ass to chop a cup of pistachios like I had to. Borrow someones fp or chop for a half hour.

Level 1 or 2, depending: If you have no food processor this is a 2 and a 10 on the waste of time scale; if you have one or your neighbor does, claim it and it's a level 1 meal that seems like it took 2 hours to make
Servings: 3
Ingredients:
3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
1 cup pistachios, chopped. You can also buy de-shelled to make your life easier
2 TBSP dijon mustard
2 TBSP EVOO
2 tsp orange peel, grated (you'll need one orange)
pepper to taste

1. Prepare the pistachios.
2. Pound chicken. Season chicken with pepper (salt, etc if desired) Preheat oven to 375.
3. Mix together nuts, orange peel, and breadcrumbs in a shallow bowl.
4. In a separate bowl, mix together dijon, EVOO, honey, and two pinches of pepper.
5. Dip chicken in the dijon mixture to coat then dip in the breadcrumb mixture.
6. Bake chicken until done, when pistachio coating is golden brown- about 20 minutes.
7. Serve to guests who will be impressed!

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