Pretzel-Crusted Chicken Recipe

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Buttery pretzels, mustard and deli ham "fancy up" this scrumptious chicken recipe. The combination's a hit with my fussy family! —Marie McCarthy, Cobleskill, New York

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Pretzel-Crusted Chicken Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Bake: 40 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each)
1/4 cup honey mustard
8 thin slices deli ham
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1/2 cup crushed pretzels

Directions

Cut a horizontal slit in one side of each chicken breast half to within 1/2 in. of the opposite side. Spread honey mustard inside each pocket; stuff with two ham slices.
Place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Brush with butter; sprinkle with pretzels. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 170°. Yield: 4 servings.

Originally published as Pretzel-Crusted Chicken in Simple & Delicious September/October 2007, p16