Pretzel Chicken
If you’ve never made pretzel chicken at home, you’re in for a delicious surprise.It’s one of those recipes that feels a little special and different, yet it’s simple enough for abusy weeknight when you don’t wantto overthink dinner
Ingredients
- 2 medium chicken breasts sliced into cutlets
- 2 cups crushed salted pretzels
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons mustard
- 1 tablespoon honey optional
- 2 tablespoons oil or cooking spray
Instructions
- Pat chicken dry and set aside.
- Whisk eggs with mustard and honey in a bowl.
- Dip chicken into egg mixture, then press into crushed pretzels.
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat or preheat oven/air fryer.
- Cook chicken until golden and cooked through, flipping once.
- Rest briefly, then serve with mustard sauce or honey mustard.
Notes
- A light drizzle of honey over the cooked chicken enhances the salty-sweet contrast.
- Finish with a tiny pinch of flaky salt only if needed pretzels already bring salt.