# Pecan Crusted Chicken Salad

A recreation of a pecan crusted chicken salad, perfect as a dinner salad for two.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Total time: 40 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 chicken breast
- cooking spray
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp Greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 3 tbsp milk
- 0.75 c pecans, chopped
- 0.5 c panko bread crumbs
- Salt
- Pepper
- Garlic powder
- Paprika
- 1.5 heads romaine, chopped
- 0.5 red onion, diced
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 0.5 c craisins
- 1 can mandarin oranges
- 2 oz crumbly blue cheese
- 0.33 c balsamic vinaigrette

## Instructions

1. Slice the chicken breast in half.
2. In a dish, combine egg, Greek yogurt, Dijon mustard, and milk for the dredge and mix thoroughly.
3. Coat the chicken in the egg mixture and let it sit.
4. Chop pecans in a food processor until you have small pieces, not a powder. If no food processor, use a cutting board and knife.
5. In a separate dish, combine the chopped pecans, panko breadcrumbs, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika, then stir.
6. Prep a sheet pan by lightly greasing it or using parchment paper.
7. Take each piece of chicken from the egg mixture, coat thoroughly in the pecan mixture, and place on the sheet pan.
8. Use any remaining coating to fill in gaps on the chicken.
9. Spray the top of the chicken with cooking spray.
10. Cook the chicken in an air fryer at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes.
11. Flip all the chicken pieces.
12. Continue cooking in the air fryer for 30 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit, or until fully cooked.
13. While the chicken is cooking, cut up all the vegetables for the salad.
14. Assemble the salad with chopped romaine, diced red onion, diced celery, craisins, mandarin oranges, and crumbly blue cheese. Toss with balsamic vinaigrette.
15. Once cooked, slice the chicken and serve it on top of the prepared salad.

## Equipment

- knife
- air fryer
- food processor
- cutting board
- sheet pan
- cookie sheet

## Tips

- You can cook the chicken in the oven if an air fryer is not available.
- Reduce measurements of salad ingredients for a smaller salad.
- Use remaining coating to fill in gaps on the chicken.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8V9ABbP/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a5109190-0a77-49c1-8157-a4bfe4872ce2
- Extracted: 2026-03-10

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