Pretzel-Crusted Popcorn Chicken with Curried Honey Mustard

By amybites

Ingredients

• For the Pretzel-Crusted Popcorn Chicken
• 1 to 1.25 lbs. chicken tenderloins or breasts
• 3 cups pretzel crisps, any flavor (or regular pretzels)
• 1 egg + 1 egg white
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/4 teaspoon ground mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• For the Curried Honey Mustard
• 1/4 cup yellow mustard
• 2 Tablespoons spicy brown mustard
• 2 Tablespoons agave or honey
• 1/2 teaspoon yellow curry powder
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• Pinch cayenne pepper

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from amybites.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425ºF. Prepare a baking sheet by placing a wire rack on top and spraying with cooking spray. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces (about 1.5″ long). Place pretzels in food processor and pulse until broken into gravel-sized pieces and transfer to a shallow dish. In another shallow dish, beat egg and egg white together. In a separate shallow dish, mix flour, ground mustard, paprika, salt, and pepper together until well blended.

Dredge each piece of chicken in flour, shaking off any excess. Then, dip in the egg mixture until coated, allowing any excess to drip off. Finally, roll the chicken in the ground pretzels until the surface is completely covered. Place on prepared baking sheet. Repeat with all chicken pieces.*

Once all chicken is on the baking sheet, mist lightly with cooking spray and bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

For the dipping sauce, combine all ingredients in a small bowl and whisk until well-combined. Serve with popcorn chicken. Double the recipe for liberal dippers!

*If making ahead, this point is where you should place the unbaked popcorn chicken into the freezer on the baking sheet for 30 minutes to an hour. Then, transfer chicken pieces to a freezer bag and store in the freezer for up to a month. Bake straight from the freezer when ready to eat: just follow step 3, adding 5 to 10 minutes to the baking time.