These Pecan Crusted Chicken Strips are so very yummy and easy to make. And SO much healthier than the frozen chicken strip variety. I made them once when I visited my parents.
I really enjoy going home and making dinner for my family. It’s almost like going home and saying, “Hey look what I can do!!” Looking back now that I have been out of my parents house for nearly two years there are only a few meals that my mum would make that stand out to me Monster Brains (tortelini in a creamy cheese sauce), Curry, and a few others. My family ate very generic ‘family friendly’ meals and, don’t get me wrong I loved dinner, but I enjoy having different meals week after week and trying new meals.
So now, whenever I go home I make meals that are ‘family friendly’ with a twist. A meal we had often enough when I was younger was chicken strip wraps. Frozen Chicken strips, baked, and used as the protein in wraps for dinner.
So one week when I was visiting home, I made Pecan Crusted chicken strips. They were really good, so the other week I made them for Chris.
When I made them for my family, I served them with ‘bacon fries’ I.E. French fries that have been tossed in Bacon Salt, which I saw in a food network magazine- Coarse salt mixed with crispy bacon that has been food processed to the same consistency as the salt.
When I made them for Chris I took a healthier approach to sides, and make Cucumber Salad. From Canadian Living.
These chicken strips are something I will make for my kids, when I have some, and when they think back to meals they had as kids they will remember Mum’s Pecan Crusted Chicken Strip wraps. But I won’t make then too too often, because I don’t like repeating recipes too often. I like making new things every week.
Pecan-Crusted Chicken Fingers
Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook Time: 14 mins | Servings: 6 serving | Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded thin and cut into strips
- 1/3 cup flour
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp each salt and pepper
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups finely chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup panko
Directions:
In shallow dish, whack together flour, 1 tsp chili powder, salt and pepper.
In Separate bowl, beat eggs.
In another shallow dish, place pecans, panko, and remaining chili powder.
One at a time, dip chicken strips into flour, then egg, then pecan mixture.
Bake on parchment paper lined baking sheet at 425 until golden and no longer pink inside, about 25 minutes.
Cucumber Salad:
- 1/3 cup (75 mL) rice vinegar
- 2 tsp (10 mL) liquid honey
- 1 tsp (5 mL) sesame oil
- 1/4 tsp (1 mL) hot pepper flakes
- 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
- 1 English cucumber, thinly sliced diagonally
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
In large bowl, whisk together vinegar, honey, sesame oil, hot pepper flakes and salt. Add cucumber and mix until coated; set aside in refrigerator until ready to serve. Stir in green onion.
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