CRISPY PRETZEL CHICKEN WITH HONEY-MUSTARD SAUCE

Crispy pretzel chicken with honey-mustard sauce image

Pretzel crumbs create a super-crisp coating for chicken, and oven cooking reduces the fat content. This recipe makes extra for lunch the next day

Provided by Good Food team

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

100g salted pretzel
12 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
flour , for dusting
2 eggs , beaten with a fork
1 tbsp olive oil
100ml wholegrain mustard
4 tbsp honey
1 tsp white wine vinegar
green veg or salad and potatoes , to serve (optional)

Steps:

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Crush the pretzels in a food processor or bash up in a plastic bag using a rolling pin. Transfer pretzel crumbs to a plate. Season the chicken, toss in flour, dip into the egg, then roll in the pretzel crumbs. Place on a baking tray, drizzle over the oil and bake for 35 mins until crisp and tender.
In a small bowl, mix the mustard, honey and vinegar. Reserve 4 of the chicken thighs for lunch. (You can use them in the Caesar salad with crispy chicken recipe, look at 'Goes well with...') Serve the remaining chicken with the sauce and green veg or salad and potatoes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 400 calories, Fat 12 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 32 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 18 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 41 grams protein, Sodium 2.2 milligram of sodium