Everyone liked going to baseball games with their parents as a kid: wearing the team colors, cheering along with the crowd, trying to sneak into better seats. I have to admit, one of my favorite parts of the games was always getting a giant soft pretzel and drenching it in mustard (once a foodie, always a foodie, I guess). With this mustard-pretzel breaded chicken recipe, you get the double reward of enjoying a super easy meal that also tastes like sweet, sweet nostalgia.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
5 chicken breasts, cut into strips
¾ pound large hard pretzels
½ cup vegetable oil
½ cup Dijon mustard
3 tablespoons whole-grain mustard
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
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Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Season chicken with salt and pepper then put aside.
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2. Put pretzels in large sealable plastic bag and crush them with any heavy kitchen utensil (or bottle) until you have a mixture of fine and coarse chunks.
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3. Combine vegetable oil, both mustards, and vinegar in bowl and whisk. Reserve half of the dressing for dipping later.
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4. Coat chicken strips in remaining dressing, then dip chicken into pretzel chunks until fully coated.
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5. Put chicken on baking sheet and bake for about 20-25 minutes, flipping halfway through until fully cooked.
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