Maple Pretzel Chicken Recipe

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This unexpected combo delivers delicious results. The finer the pretzel crumb, the better. Larger pieces won't coat as well. —Tara Szlag, Columbus, Ohio

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Maple Pretzel Chicken Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 20 min.
  • Yield: 4 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (5 ounces each)
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1-1/2 cups crushed pretzels
  • 1/4 cup canola oil

Directions

  • Flatten chicken breasts to 1/2-in. thickness. In a shallow bowl, whisk egg and syrup. Place pretzels in a separate shallow bowl. Dip chicken in egg mixture and coat with pretzels.
  • In a large skillet, cook chicken in oil over medium heat for 4-5 minutes on each side or until juices run clear. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 chicken breast half equals 472 calories, 19 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 118 mg cholesterol, 492 mg sodium, 42 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 33 g protein.

Originally published as Maple Pretzel Chicken in Simple & Delicious October/November 2010, p29

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Reviewed on Sep. 12, 2012 by gingerriss

wonderful. i am sorry i waited so long to make it. had a super great flavor not to overpowering.

Reviewed on Mar. 20, 2012 by vieux

@ howeavenue. There is definitely one and possibly 2 reasons why your fried chicken isn't crunchy like KFC. First and foremost is that I'm sure you don't own and use a pressure fryer such as they do. The other possible reason is that you fry the chicken immediately after coating. Try putting the coated chicken on a plate. cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour before frying. BTW the idea of egg and honey mustard is a keeper. Tried it and it is excellent

Reviewed on Jan. 11, 2012 by joeychick

Quick & easy and flavorful. I've made it twice now, and I prefer a more coarse pretzel coating vs. a finely chopped pretzel breading. I also dredged the chicken through both the egg bath and the pretzels twice, just to give it extra coating & flavor. The breasts came out juicy both times. I'll make it again for a quick meal.

Reviewed on Nov. 25, 2011 by LauraLiz

Tastes kind of funky.

Reviewed on Nov. 15, 2011 by tcarver

So easy and the whole family loved it.

Reviewed on Nov. 14, 2011 by tallenuf2c

5 stars for speed of prep.

Reviewed on Oct. 27, 2011 by howeavenue

This was just OK for me. My kids did not want to eat it again the next day. I like the idea for pretzels as a coating, but wasn't crazy about the maple flavoring. I can also never get my fried chicken crunchy like KFC's. No matter what I use as a coating, it always gets mushy under the chicken and especially the next day. Was thinking maybe pretzels with an egg/honey/mustard dip instead of the syrup might be better. In any case, not bad, not great.

Reviewed on Oct. 25, 2011 by ronnyrens

different and easy... I will also try it baked next time

Reviewed on Oct. 20, 2011 by ljjustice

This is so simple and so tasty. I soaked also soaked the chicken in the egg-syrup mixture to infuse the flavor. It's better baked. I've tried it both ways. Reminds me of the praline chicken we had when visiting New Orleans. The food is great there and I'd love to go back.

Reviewed on Oct. 20, 2011 by mbctc2

I used a combination of crushed pretzels, crushed tortilla chips and bread crumbs and it came out great. The chicken was nice and tender. Definitely a keeper!

 
 

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