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Chicken with Pignoli Crust

Chicken with Pignoli Crust - A Family Feast
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Chicken with Pignoli Crust is a customer favorite at the East Side Grill in Northampton, Massachusetts. It’s so good – this recipe has been on the menu for years!

Ingredients

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  • 2 large boneless chicken breasts
  • 1/2 cup pine nuts
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 4 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock
  • 8-ounce package mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons minced fresh garlic
  • 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes, sliced (if using the tomatoes that are packed in oil, drain well and pat dry)
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed fresh basil, snipped
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Butterfly each breast then cut in half to make two even pieces from each breast for a total of four pieces. Then cover each piece with plastic and pound to ¼ inch thick.
  2. In a small dry sauté pan, over medium heat toast the pine nuts until golden brown.
  3. Cool the pine nuts then place in a food processor with ½ cup of the flour and pulse 5 or 6 times to combine. Pour out into a pie plate.
  4. In a second pie plate place the remaining ½ cup of flour with the salt and pepper and combine.
  5. In a third pie plate or bowl, mix egg yolks with the milk.
  6. Take each piece of chicken and first dip in the plate with the flour, salt and pepper. Shake off excess and then dip in the egg mixture. Shake off excess and place in pine nut mixture and press into the mixture on one side only and remove each piece to a plate. One side will be fully breaded and the other just flour and egg.
  7. Place a large sauté pan over medium high heat and add the oil. Once hot, place the chicken pine nut side down and cook for about three minutes until golden brown and flip. Cook on the other side for another three minutes. You may need to do this in two batches.
  8. Leave the pan on medium high and add the chicken stock. Stir any brown bits from the pan and add the mushrooms, garlic and tomatoes.
  9. Stir to combine and add the cream and basil. Simmer this mixture until the mushrooms are cooked and the mixture is reduced by half. Taste and adjust seasoning with additional salt and pepper if needed.
  10. To serve, place a spoonful of the sauce over each cooked chicken piece.

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