Honey-Pecan Chicken Strips

Ingredients

• 2 pounds chicken breast strips 
• 0.5 teaspoon curry powder 
• 0.8 cup dijon mustard divided
• 0.5 teaspoon thyme leaves dried
• 2  garlic cloves minced
• 0.5 teaspoon ground pepper black
• 0.5 teaspoon ground pepper red
• 0.8 cup honey divided
• 2 cups pecans finely chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 

Equipment

• oven
• aluminum foil
• broiler pan

Directions

1. Combine first 4 ingredients; sprinkle evenly over chicken in a shallow dish or zip-top plastic freezer bag. Stir together 1/4 cup mustard, 1/4 cup honey, and garlic; pour over chicken. Cover and chill 2 hours.
2. Remove chicken from marinade, discarding marinade. Dredge chicken in pecans; place on a lightly greased rack in an aluminum foil-lined broiler pan.
3. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes or until chicken is done.
4. Stir together remaining 1/2 cup mustard, remaining 1/2 cup honey, and curry powder; serve sauce with chicken strips.