PRETZEL-CRUSTED CHICKEN

Pretzel-Crusted Chicken image

Inspired by pretzel chicken I ate at the Great Lakes Brewery back in 1999! Tastes great with mustard sauce. It's also great with corn chowder. Simple and delicious.

Provided by swedishmilk

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Fried Chicken Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 eggs
2 cups pretzels, crushed
oil for frying

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 309.2 calories, Carbohydrate 29.1 g, Cholesterol 115.7 mg, Fat 7.1 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 30.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 438.9 mg, Sugar 0.1 g