Thursday, March 13, 2008

Honey-Pecan Chicken Thighs

1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground red pepper
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
1/2 tsp. dried thyme
3/4 cups Dijon mustard/divided
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 tsp. curry powder
1 cup pecans/finely chopped
8 chicken thighs/skinned and boned

Combine salt, pepper, red pepper,and dried thyme. Sprinkle evenly over chicken in a shallow dish. Stir together 1/2 cup of the honey, 1/2 cup of the mustard and the garlic. Pour over chicken. Cover and chill 2 hours.

Remove chicken from marinade, discarding marinade. Dredge chicken in pecans, place on lightly greased rack in an aluminum foil lined broiler pan.

Bake at 375 for 40 minutes or until chicken is done.

Stir together remaining 1/4 cup of honey, remaining 1/4 cup of mustard and curry powder. Serve sauce with chicken.

This was the winning recipe from our local paper. I haven't tried it yet, but it sounded good. I think I would use chicken breast and cut back on the cooking time. Let me know how you do it.

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