I Feel Like Chicken Tonight!!

So day two of the 7 days of chicken....

Chicken breast in a pretzel crust with a mustard dressing.

I love using pretzels as a breading, they always make such a great crispy crust. This recipe is done in the oven but could easily be adapted to the stove top, just make sure to pound the chicken into cutlets and fry over medium high heat

Here is the recipe for the oven version.

Oven temp is 400 degrees.

Mustard dressing / dipping sauce

1/2 cup olive oil (you can substitute canola if you want)
1/2 whole grain mustard
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1/4 cup water
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
salt and pepper to taste

Put all the ingredients in a food processor or blender and blend well.

1/2 pound pretzels (use hard pretzels like sourdough for extra crunch)
3 teaspoons fresh thyme

Put ingredients in a food processor and process until you have a mix of coarse and fine crumbs

6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

Pour about half the dressing in a shallow bowl and add the chicken turning to completely coat. Dredge in the pretzel crumb mixture and put the breasts on a wire rack sitting over a rimmed baking sheet. Bake in the upper third of the oven for 20 to 25 minuets. Serve with remaining dressing for dipping.

Sometimes I make a 1/2 batch of the dressing and serve a sharp cheddar cheese sauce for the side. Mustard, pretzels and cheese in every bite.... YUM!!