Best 3 Macadamia Chicken With Orange Frangelico Sauce Recipes

MACADAMIA NUT-CRUSTED CHICKEN WITH HONEY-MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Lightly coat a 15x10x1-inch baking pan with cooking spray; set aside. Skin chicken; set chicken aside.
• In a shallow dish, stir together the stuffing mix and the nuts. In another shallow dish, combine the egg, milk and 2 tablespoons of the honey. Dip chicken into egg mixture, then into crumb mixture to coat.
• Arrange chicken in prepared pan. Drizzle with melted butter.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 55 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into chicken registers 180°F Do not turn chicken during baking.
• Meanwhile, for sauce, in a small bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, mustard and remaining 1 tablespoon honey. Serve chicken with sauce.

MACADAMIA CHICKEN WITH ORANGE-GINGER SAUCE AND COCONUT PILAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Put flour and coconut milk in separate wide, shallow bowls. In another bowl, mix nuts and panko. Rinse chicken and pat dry. Sprinkle all over with salt and pepper.
• Put 2 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Dredge chicken in flour, shaking off excess; dip into coconut milk, letting excess drip off; then press into nut mixture to coat on all sides. Reserve coconut milk. Lay chicken in frying pan in a single layer and cook until golden brown on the bottom, 3 to 4 minutes. With a spatula, turn pieces (taking care not to break off nut coating) and brown on the other side, 2 to 3 minutes longer. Transfer chicken to a baking pan and bake until no longer pink in center of thickest part (cut to test), 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, wipe any scorched nuts from pan with a paper towel. If pan is dry, add 1 tablespoons each butter and olive oil, then shallots, ginger, and garlic. Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Pour in broth, wine, and orange juice. Boil until liquid is reduced by about half, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Pour mixture into a blender and, holding lid down tightly with a towel, whirl until very smooth. Return sauce to frying pan and add 1/4 cup reserved coconut milk (discard remainder) and salt and pepper to taste; stir over low heat until hot, then pour into a small bowl.
• Spoon Coconut Pilaf onto plates, top with chicken, and serve with sauce.
• *Chop the nuts by pulsing briefly in a food processor. Finely shred the peel from the oranges and save it for the pilaf.

HAZELNUT CHICKEN WITH ORANGE THYME CREAM

Steps:

• Remove peel and white pith from orange.
• Cut between membranes with small sharp knife to release orange segments.
• Using flat mallet or rolling pin, pound chicken between 2 sheets of waxed paper to thickness of 1/2 inch.
• Combine hazelnuts, bread crumbs and 1/4 teaspoon thyme on large plate.
• Dredge chicken in flour, shaking off excess.
• Dip into egg, then into hazelnut mixture, shaking off excess.
• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat.
• Add chicken and cook until golden brown and springy to touch, about 3 minutes per side.
• Transfer to plates.
• Tent with foil to keep warm.
• Stir cream, orange juice, liqueur and 1/8 teaspoon thyme into skillet and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until reduced to 2/3 cup.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Add orange sections.
• Spoon sauce over chicken and serve.