Chicken With Pecan Cream and Mushrooms

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Typically, nuts are chopped and sprinkled connected apical erstwhile they are included successful an entree. Here, the nuts' presumption changes from specified garnish to a cardinal ingredient, arsenic they are finely ground, past pureed with h2o and brackish (a nutrient processor works amended than a blender for this). The effect is simply a luscious "cream" with an aggravated nutty, astir buttery, flavor. No nuts needed connected top. Covered and refrigerated, the pecan pick volition support for up to 1 week. Serve with ovum noodles oregon orzo to soak up the sauce.

Adapted from "Cooking Light Chicken," edited by Heather Averett (Oxmoor House, 2006).

Ingredients

1/2 cupful pecans, toasted*
2/3 cupful water
3/4 spoon salt
4 (24 ounces) boneless, skinless chickenhearted bosom halves, lightly pounded to an adjacent thickness
1/2 spoon freshly crushed achromatic pepper
3 tablespoons finely chopped shallots
6 ounces achromatic mushrooms, sliced
Chopped parsley, for garnish

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

Calories
295
Fat
12 g
Saturated Fat
1 g
Carbohydrates
5 g
Sodium
549 mg
Cholesterol
99 mg
Protein
42 g
Fiber
2 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from "Cooking Light Chicken," edited by Heather Averett (Oxmoor House, 2006).

Tested by Marcia Kramer.

Published March 11, 2026