This 30-minute pear pecan chicken skillet roasts juicy chicken breasts in a sweet and savory honey and thyme sauce, topped to perfection with warm roasted pears and chopped pecans.  This is one easy weeknight recipe you can’t pass up!

This post was first published on 12/20/2016 and last updated on 1/22/2020.

Have you checked out our other chicken skillet recipes, like the Sriracha Lime Chicken Skillet, Garlic Mushroom Chicken Skillet, Fresh Creamy Cilantro Lime Chicken, or the Creamy Champagne Chicken with Mushrooms!

Best Pecan Chicken Skillet:

This pear pecan chicken skillet has got to be one of my family’s warm winter favorites.

The butter, honey, and thyme sauce….

The warm juicy pears and crunchy pecan pieces….

The roasted EVERYTHANG that turns into a sweetened lightly glazed masterpiece…….. oh my!

I’ve also got to mention that I LOVE that this dish is stupid simple….

and it’s a one-pot meal…

and there’s a few minutes of prep work but then it’s tossed in the oven and roasts itself.

and it tastes so warm and inviting with the buttered herb base with a touch of sweet from the sticky honey and the juicy pears, and that finish of crunch from the earthy pecans!

Oh the perks!

Ingredient list:

• 2 in large chicken breasts, sliced half (“hotdog” style so you now have to thin slices of each breast)
• 1/2 medium onion, coarsely chopped
• butter: salted or unsalted is fine for this recipe
• fresh thyme, divided, or dried chopped thyme
• 1 pear, thinly sliced
• honey, feel free to use the cheap stash of honey for this recipe and leave the fancy expensive bottle for another recipe!
• chopped pecans,
• salt and pepper to taste
• Pinch of coconut sugar, optional

What type of pears to use?

You can actually use any pears you find available to you.  The Spruce has a great article on what the best pears are for baking are and my favorite variety that I use in the recipe are on the list, the Bartlett (also known as the Williams Pear) pear!

I like bartlett pears because they are commonly found in grocery stores AND they are one of the sweetest, if not the sweetest, type of pear.

The sweetness form the pear blends effortlessly with the other flavors of this one-pot skillet dish!

How to Make Pear Pecan Chicken:

1. Preheat your oven to 375*F.
2. In a large oven-safe skillet add the butter over medium heat until melted. Add in the thin-cut chicken breasts and onion and saute for 3-4 minutes on each side.
3. Sprinkle the chicken with half of the thyme and place the oven-safe skillet in the oven to roast for 10 minutes.
4. While the chicken is roasting, make the pecan glaze: in a small mixing bowl combine the honey, pecans, the second half of the thyme, and salt and pepper to taste.
5. Remove from the oven and place pear slices over chicken breasts. Sprinkle with the pecan glaze and a pinch of coconut sugar if desired (we don’t feel like ours needs the sugar) and roast for another 10 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked.
6. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for a few minutes before serving the chicken and pears with the cooking juices drizzled over top.

How to store leftover chicken skillet:

You can store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

To reheat your leftover, place the leftovers in a microwave-safe dish with a loose-fitting lid so that hot air can escape.  

Microwave your leftovers on high power for 60-120 seconds depending on how hot you like your reheats.

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Pear Pecan Chicken Skillet

Yield: 4

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

This pear pecan chicken skillet roasts juicy chicken breasts in a sweet and savory honey and thyme sauce, topped to perfection with roasted pears and chopped pecans. This is one easy weeknight recipe you can't pass up!

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Ingredients

• 2 in large chicken breasts, sliced half ("hotdog" style so you now have to thin slices of each breast)
• 1/2 medium onion, coarsely chopped
• 2 TBSP butter
• 3 TBSP fresh thyme, divided, or 2 TBSP dried chopped thyme
• 1 pear, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans
• salt and pepper to taste
• Pinch of coconut sugar, optional

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 375*F.
2. In a large oven-safe skillet add the butter over medium heat until melted. Add in the thin-cut chicken breasts and onion and saute for 3-4 minutes on each side.
3. Sprinkle the chicken with half of the thyme and place the oven-safe skillet in the oven to roast for 10 minutes.
4. While the chicken is roasting, make the pecan glaze: in a small mixing bowl combine the honey, pecans, the second half of the thyme, and salt and pepper to taste.
5. Remove from the oven and place pear slices over chicken breasts. Sprinkle with the pecan glaze and a pinch of coconut sugar if desired (we don't feel like ours needs the sugar) and roast for another 10 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked.
6. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for a few minutes before serving the chicken and pears with the cooking juices drizzled over top.