Pretzel Crusted Chicken
Enjoy a delicious and crispy pretzel crusted chicken with a creamy mustard cheddar sauce that's perfect for a quick and impressive dinner.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts about 8-10 oz each
- 4 oz salted pretzels any kind will do, crisps, sticks, or mini pretzels
- ¼ cup flour
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- Salt and pepper to season
- 1 egg
- Neutral oil with a high smoke point like vegetable or avocado oil
- Fresh parsley for garnish
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 cup milk 2% works best
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard or spicy/grainy if you want
- 8 oz shredded cheddar cheese medium cheddar hits the spot
Instructions
Instructions
- Butterfly your chicken breasts so you have four thinner, even pieces. Place each piece between plastic wrap and pound flat.
- Crush the pretzels in a food processor to fine crumbs with some chunks.
- Mix flour, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt and pepper in a shallow dish. Whisk egg in another dish, and place pretzel crumbs in a third dish.
- Dredge chicken in the flour mixture, dip in the egg, and coat with pretzel crumbs.
- Heat oil in a skillet to 350 degrees F and fry the chicken for 3-4 minutes per side until golden and crusty.
- Keep fried chicken warm in an oven on the lowest setting.
- Melt butter in a saucepan, whisk in flour for a minute, then slowly add milk followed by mustard.
- Stir in cheese until smooth and season with salt and pepper.
- Pour mustard cheddar sauce over the chicken and sprinkle with parsley. Serve warm.
Notes
Serve warm with sauce of choice.