Pretzel Crusted Chicken Breasts Food

PRETZEL AND PARMESAN CRUSTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk together olive oil, minced garlic, basil, rosemary, thyme, and black pepper in a bowl.
• Place chicken breasts between two sheets of heavy plastic (resealable freezer bags work well) on a solid, level surface. Firmly pound the chicken with the smooth side of a meat mallet to a thickness of about 1 inch.
• Transfer chicken breasts to the bowl with the olive oil marinade; cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place pretzels and Parmesan cheese into a food processor; pulse until the pretzels are finely crushed and combined with cheese.
• Mix in parsley and garlic powder by pulsing once or twice. Transfer the mixture to a shallow dish.
• Remove chicken from the marinade, and shake off excess. Discard the remaining marinade.
• Press chicken into pretzel mixture, coating both sides.
• Arrange coated chicken in a baking dish. Sprinkle about 1 tablespoon additional pretzel mixture on top.
• Bake chicken breasts in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Cover chicken with a foil tent and allow to rest for 10 to 15 minutes before slicing and serving.

PRETZEL-CRUSTED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH CHEDDAR MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat a large non-stick skillet with a 1/4-inch of vegetable oil over medium-high heat
• Sprinkle a little water into four medium food storage baggies
• Place 1 chicken breast in each bag and seal it up, pushing out excess air
• Use the bottom of a heavy pot or pan and pound each breast until flat, just shy of busting out of the bag
• Repeat with the other 3 chicken breasts
• Place the pretzels in a food processor or blender and grind until fine
• Transfer the ground pretzels to a shallow dish, add the thyme and some salt and pepper
• Crack and beat 2 eggs in a second shallow dish with a splash of water
• One at a time, coat each chicken breast in the egg and then the ground pretzels
• Add the pretzel-coated chicken breast to the hot oil
• Cook in a single layer, in 2 batches if necessary, about 3 or 4 minutes on each side, until the juices run clear and breading is evenly browned
• While the chicken is frying, in a medium saucepot over medium heat, melt the butter and add the flour to it
• Cook flour and butter for 1 minute and then whisk in the milk
• When the milk comes to a bubble, stir in the cheese and mustard with a wooden spoon
• Season with a little salt and pepper, and remove cheese sauce from the heat
• Transfer the fried pretzel-crusted chicken breast to a serving plate, drizzle with the mustard cheddar sauce, then sprinkle with a little parsley, finely chopped onion and sour dill pickle
• Serve lemon wedges alongside

PRETZEL CRUSTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375ºF (190ºC). Chop the pretzels into small pieces; discard fine pretzel dust. Toss the pieces with the Parmesan and butter; set aside. Cut each chicken breast through the center, leaving one side intact, so it opens like a book. Stir the mustard with the green onion, salt and pepper. Brush all over the inside of the chicken. Place a slice of ham in the centre of each piece; fold over to enclose.
• Brush the tops of the chicken with egg and sprinkle with the pretzel mixture over top; press lightly to adhere. Arrange chicken on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake for 25 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer registers 165ºF (74ºC) when inserted into the center of the largest chicken breast.

PRETZEL-CRUSTED CHICKEN CUTLETS WITH CAULIFLOWER PURéE AND ARUGULA

Steps:

• Set a wire rack over a rimmed baking sheet and set aside. Fill a medium saucepan with 1/4 inch of water; add cauliflower and garlic and cover the pot. Bring to a boil over high heat and cook until florets are easily pierced with a paring knife, about 8 minutes. Drain and reserve.
• Meanwhile, in a large, deep skillet, heat 1/2 inch of oil over medium-high heat until it registers 350°F on a deep-fat thermometer, or until a pinch of flour sizzles when sprinkled into the oil.
• While oil is heating, add pretzels to the bowl of a food processor and pulse until some crumbs are ground fine but some are still coarse pea-sized pieces. Spread pretzel crumbs on a large plate or another rimmed baking sheet. Wipe out bowl of food processor and reserve for cauliflower pureé.
• Place flour on another large plate or rimmed baking sheet and use a whisk to gently blend in 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. In a shallow bowl, beat eggs, mustard, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper until blended. Working with one cutlet at a time, coat with flour on both sides, then dip in egg (allowing excess to drip off), then dredge in pretzel crumbs, pressing them to adhere.
• Working in batches if necessary, fry cutlets until golden brown and fully cooked, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer cutlets to wire rack to drain, and season them with salt.
• Once cauliflower and garlic are cooked and drained, add them to the bowl of the food processor along with the butter, milk, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Purée until smooth, adding more milk if necessary. Season to taste.
• To serve, divide arugula among four plates. Season with salt and pepper, a squeeze of lemon, and a drizzle of olive oil. Divide cauliflower purée among the plates, and top with chicken cutlets.

PRETZEL-CRUSTED CHICKEN WITH BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 ̊. Set a wire rack on a baking sheet. Season the chicken cutlets on both sides with salt and pepper, using about 1 teaspoon of each total.
• Stir together the mustard, mayonnaise and honey in a small bowl. Remove 1 cup of the mixture to a shallow bowl, reserving the rest for serving.
• Place the flour in another shallow bowl. Spread the pretzels on a plate. Coat each piece of chicken in the flour, then quickly dunk in the honey-mustard mixture and then coat in the pretzels. Set on a large plate.
• Heat 2 tablespoons each butter and olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat until the butter is melted and the oil is hot. Add 3 pieces of the crusted chicken and cook until golden brown and cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove the chicken to the rack and place in the oven.
• Repeat with the remaining butter, oil and chicken. Add the chicken to the pan in the oven to keep warm.
• Bring 1 inch of water to a simmer in a large saucepan fitted with a steamer basket. Add the broccoli, cover and cook until bright green and just tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Season with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Serve the chicken and broccoli with the reserved honey-mustard sauce for dipping.

PRETZEL-CRUSTED CHICKEN WITH MIXED GREENS

Steps:

• Place pretzels in a food processor; process until finely crushed. Place pretzels and flour in separate shallow bowls. In another shallow bowl, whisk the eggs, buttermilk, garlic and pepper. Pound chicken with a meat mallet to 1/4-in. thickness. Dip both sides of chicken in flour, egg mixture and then pretzel crumbs., In a large skillet, heat 3 tablespoons oil over medium heat. Add chicken; cook for 4-6 minutes on each side or until no longer pink., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix mayonnaise and mustard. Remove 2 tablespoons to another bowl for dressing; whisk in remaining oil, vinegar, salt and pepper., Place salad greens in a large bowl. Drizzle with dressing; toss to coat. Serve with chicken and remaining mayonnaise mixture.

PRETZEL-CRUSTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Rinse chicken breasts and pound to 1/2-inch thickness using a meat mallet. Cut each chicken breast in half.
• Place flour in a bowl. Beat eggs in a separate bowl until light in color. Pour crushed pretzels onto a jelly roll pan.
• Dip each chicken breast in flour, then in beaten eggs, then coat with pretzels. Place on a separate plate.
• Heat oil in a deep skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken breasts in batches until golden brown and crispy, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Add more oil between batches if needed.

PRETZEL-CRUSTED CHICKEN NUGGETS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Coat chicken with coating mix and bake as directed on package.
• Microwave remaining ingredients in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 to 1-1/2 min. or until VELVEETA is completely melted and sauce is well blended, stirring after 1 min.
• Serve chicken with sauce.

BAKED PRETZEL CRUSTED CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees and grease a baking sheet.
• Slice chicken into 1 1/2 inch strips. Place pretzels in a medium bowl. Whisk together eggs and water in a second bowl. In a third bowl stir together flour, chili powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
• Toss chicken strips in the flour mixture to coat, then dredge in the egg mixture being sure to coat all sides. Lastly, roll chicken pieces in the crushed pretzels and place in a single layer on the greased baking sheet.
• Bake chicken for 15-20 minutes until cooked through and browned. Serve with your favorite dipping sauce.

HONEY MUSTARD PRETZEL CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Pound/flatten chicken breasts until about 1/4 inch thick - and here's an easy way to pound a chicken breast: put it in a Ziplock bag first, then flatten with the mallet or whatever you're using. It keeps splatters at a minimum. (Flattening the breasts makes them even more tender!).
• Combine mustard, mayonnaise, honey, cayenne pepper, garlic, green onion, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Set half of mixture aside to be used as dipping sauce.
• Coat chicken completely in remaining mustard mixture, and then dredge in pretzel crumbs.
• Place coated chicken on baking sheet and bake for about 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear.
• Dawn/NYS posted this recipe to Gail's Recipe Swap.

PRETZEL CRUSTED CHICKEN NUGGETS SALAD

Steps:

• For the chicken: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Set a wire rack in a rimmed baking sheet and spray the rack with nonstick spray. Set aside.
• Combine the mayo, mustard, Parmesan, garlic powder and a few turns of pepper in a large bowl. Add the pretzels to a separate bowl or large shallow dish. Coat the chicken all over in the mayo mixture, then the crushed pretzels, and transfer to the wire rack, spacing it out evenly. Spray the chicken with cooking spray and bake until fully cooked, with an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, 12 to 18 minutes.
• For the dressing: Combine the yogurt, Parmesan, oil, mustard, Worcestershire, pepper, salt, garlic, lemon juice and zest in a bowl and adjust the seasoning as needed.
• For the salad: Toss together the kale, Parmesan and radishes in a large bowl. Top with the avocado slices, chicken and more shaved Parm as desired.

PRETZEL CRUSTED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, & then coat the inside of a 13"x9" glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a food processor, place pretzels, bacon, cheese & parsley, then cover & process until coarsely chopped, before transferring to a shallow bowl.
• In another shallow bowl, whisk together the egg, cider, flour & spices.
• Dip chicken breasts in the cider mixture, then in the pretzel mixture before placing the breasts in the prepared baking dish.
• Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until chicken juices run clear.
• Great served with a mix of honey Dijon mustard & apricot preserves.

PRETZEL-CRUSTED CHICKEN STRIPS

Steps:

• Mix the brown mustard, mayonnaise and honey in a small bowl. Add 1 cup of the mixture to a shallow bowl. Reserve the rest for serving. Place the flour in another shallow bowl, then spread the pretzel crumbs on a plate.
• Season the chicken tenders with the salt. Coat each chicken tender in flour, then dunk in the honey-mustard mixture and coat in the pretzels; set aside on a large plate.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the butter and 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat until melted and hot. Add half of the chicken and cook until golden brown and cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove to a rack placed over a sheet pan. Repeat with the remaining butter, oil and chicken.
• Serve alongside the reserved honey mustard.