Pretzel Crusted Chicken Tenders With Honey Mustard Dip Recipes Ww Usa

AWESOME PRETZEL CHICKEN TENDERS WITH SPICY HONEY DIJON SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine basil, oregano, granulated garlic, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Place buttermilk and half the spice mix into a double-lined resealable plastic bag. Add chicken and massage bag until well coated. Refrigerate 6 to 12 hours. Reserve remaining spice mix.
• Place almonds in plastic bag. Break up with rolling pin or mallet (flat side) until mixture looks part rough chopped part crumbs. Remove almonds and place into shallow bowl. Put pretzels in same bag and mash with mallet or rolling pin until it looks like a mixture of large breadcrumbs and powder. Add to almonds mix to combine.
• In a large fry pan, pour canola oil until it measures about 1 1/2 -inches high in pan. Heat over high, until oil is hot, but not smoking, temperature, 350 degrees.
• Remove tenders from buttermilk and dredge in almond-pretzel mixture, pressing mixture into the tenders. Gently add tenders, in batches, to the oil. Be sure not to over crowd the pan. Fry tenders until they are dark golden brown, being careful not to burn, about 5 minutes or until cooked through. Remove and drain on a cookie sheet lined with a wire rack. Serve immediately with Spicy Honey Dijon Sauce or keep warm in a 200 degree F oven.
• In a small food processor, combine all ingredients. Refrigerate until ready to use.

PRETZEL COATED CHICKEN TENDERS ( 5 WW POINTS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Sprinkle chicken evenly with salt and pepper.
• Place egg whites in a small bowl.place crushed pretzels in a shallow dish.
• Dip chicken tenders in egg whites. dredge in pretzels, pressing firmly to coat. place chicken on a wire rack, and let stand ten minutes.
• Place a jellyroll pan in oven to heat while chicken stands.
• Coat chicken tenders well with cooking spray. remove hot pan from oven and coat with cooking spray. place chicken on pan in a single layer.bake at 450°F for 10 to 12 minutes or until chicken is done. serve with honey mustard.
• 4 servings.
• Serving size= 2 tenders and 1 tablespoon honey mustard.

HONEY MUSTARD PRETZEL CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Pound/flatten chicken breasts until about 1/4 inch thick - and here's an easy way to pound a chicken breast: put it in a Ziplock bag first, then flatten with the mallet or whatever you're using. It keeps splatters at a minimum. (Flattening the breasts makes them even more tender!).
• Combine mustard, mayonnaise, honey, cayenne pepper, garlic, green onion, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Set half of mixture aside to be used as dipping sauce.
• Coat chicken completely in remaining mustard mixture, and then dredge in pretzel crumbs.
• Place coated chicken on baking sheet and bake for about 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear.
• Dawn/NYS posted this recipe to Gail's Recipe Swap.