Pretzel-Crusted Chicken recipe

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Ingredients

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

Nutrition Info

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
servingSize: -
sodium: 438.9 mg
sugar: 0.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Rinse chicken breasts and pound to 1/2-inch thickness using a meat mallet. Cut each chicken breast in half.

  2. Place flour in a bowl. Beat eggs in a separate bowl until light in color. Pour crushed pretzels onto a jelly roll pan.

  3. Dip each chicken breast in flour, then in beaten eggs, then coat with pretzels. Place on a separate plate.

  4. 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.

Recipe Yield

8 pieces

Recipe Note

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.

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