Herby Pine Nut Chicken With Vegetable Pearl Barley
By: The Duo Dishes
Published: Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 11:32pm

Ingredients




12 chicken breast tenders
1/4 cup flour
1 1/2 tablespoons basil, minced
1 tablespoon thyme, minced
1 tablespoon parsley, minced
 cup pine nuts, crushed
4 tablespoons green onion, chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons mint, minced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
Zest of 1 lemon

2 eggs, beaten
1 cup pearl barley, rinsed
1 cup celery, chopped
1 cup corn, drained
1/2 red onion, minced
1/4 cup white wine
Olive oil

Kosher salt

Preparation

1 Place 3 cups of water to boil on the stove. 2 Drop in pearly barley, add a few pinches of salt and allow to cook 30-40 minutes. 3 During last 20 minutes of barley’s cooking, toss celery, corn and red onion in a pan with a bit of olive oil.  Cook on medium low heat until veggies have softened slightly, approximately 5 minutes.  Add white wine and cook another 5-7 minutes or until onions are translucent.  Remove from heat. 4 As veggies rest and pearl barley finishes boiling, mix flour with green onions, herbs, spices and pine nuts.  Add zest and mix well. 5 Sseason both sides of chicken with salt, if desired. 6 Dip chicken in egg and coat in flour and herb mixture. 7 Drop a bit of olive oil in a pan on the stove and once the temperature is right, lay in chicken.  Cook until juices run clear, approximately 3-4 minutes on each side. 8 To finish off meal, mix veggies into pearl barley and serve with chicken.