Air Fryer (or oven) Pretzel Coated Chicken with Mustard Cheddar Sauce
adapted from puffood.com
Ingredients
- 4 thin, boneless, skinless chicken breasts, slightly pounded
- 1 Tbsp spicy brown mustard
- 8 oz cheddar cheese, grated
- 5 oz salted pretzels
- 1 Tbsp flour
- 1 cup milk
- pepper to taste
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 2 eggs
- fresh parsley, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Put the pretzels in a food processor and process until you have fine crumbs. Put the crumbs in a shallow dish and season with pepper. In another shallow dish, beat the eggs.
- Dip chicken into the pretzels. l mixture, then into the eggs, then back into pretzels. Repeat with each piece of chicken. Spray each piece with olive oil spray
- Preheat air fryer (see below for oven directions) to 400. Cook chicken for 10-12 minutes, until cooked through.
- Meanwhile, make the sauce. In a saucepan, melt the butter. Whisk in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Whisk in the milk and the mustard and cook until slightly thickened. Stir in the cheese. Season with pepper if desired.
- Serve the chicken with the sauce and a sprinkling of fresh parsley
OVEN DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 375, bake for 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through