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A bowl with white rice, pistachio-crusted chicken, steamed broccoli, and pistachios. Perfectly prepared pistachio chicken is complemented by a dish of whole pistachios and a bowl of honey with a honey dipper beside the bowl.

Pistachio-Crusted Chicken with Honey Drizzle

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Chicken thighs pressed into ground pistachios and baked until the crust is crisp and deeply nutty, then finished with a drizzle of honey. Five ingredients, 25 minutes, one baking sheet.

Ingredients

Instructions 

  • Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Add the shelled pistachios to your food processor and blend until they're mostly ground - a few chunks are ok.
    ⅔ cup shelled, unsalted pistachios
    Finely chopped pistachios in a food processor bowl with a metal blade, viewed from above on a white background—perfect for creating the ideal crunchy coating for pistachio crusted chicken.
  • Dry the chicken with paper towels and then season them with salt and pepper. Drizzle with the olive oil.
    2 lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs, 1 tablespoon olive oil, ½ teaspoon EACH: sea salt and pepper
    Eight raw, seasoned chicken thighs are arranged on a white paper towel on a marble surface, ready to be transformed into delicious pistachio crusted chicken.
  • Place the ground pistachios into a shallow bowl. Working with one piece of chicken at a time, bread the chicken with the ground pistachios.
    Raw chicken thighs in a white bowl coated with a yellowish seasoning and spice mixture, perfect for making flavorful pistachio chicken, rest on a white marble surface.
  • Move the breaded chicken to the baking dish. Press any remaining pistachios onto the tops of the chicken and then spray the chicken with cooking oil.
    Cooking spray oil
    Nine pieces of pistachio crusted chicken arranged on a parchment-lined baking sheet, ready to be baked—a perfect way to enjoy flavorful pistachio chicken at home.
  • Bake the chicken for 15-18 minutes, or until they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Once the chicken is cooked, drizzle the honey over the top and serve right away.
    ¼ cup honey
    Eight pieces of pistachio-crusted chicken, baked to perfection on a parchment-lined baking sheet, are neatly arranged in two rows on a white surface. Each piece of this delicious pistachio chicken showcases a golden, nutty coating that adds a flavorful crunch to every bite.
Serving: 2 chicken thighs, Calories: 482kcal, Carbohydrates: 23g, Protein: 48g, Fat: 22g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g, Monounsaturated Fat: 11g, Trans Fat: 0.04g, Cholesterol: 215mg, Sodium: 495mg, Potassium: 774mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 19g, Vitamin A: 108IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 44mg, Iron: 3mg