Pretzel-Crusted Chicken with Cheddar Cheese Sauce

Name: Pretzel-Crusted Chicken with Cheddar Cheese Sauce
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 710 milliliters chopped broccoli; 2 Tbsps butter; 710 milliliters chicken broth; 680 grams chicken cutlets; 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard; 2 larges eggs, scrambled; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps minced fresh thyme; 473 milliliters milk; 59 milliliters olive oil; 118 milliliters finely chopped onion; 355 milliliters crushed pretzels; 355 milliliters uncooked long-grain rice; 355 milliliters shredded Cheddar

Pretzel-Crusted Chicken with Cheddar Cheese Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains roughly 43g of protein, 34g of fat, and a total of 745 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 10 minutes. Head to the store and pick up rice, butter, butter, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the flour you could follow this main course with the Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce as a dessert.

Instructions

In a shallow dish, whisk together the eggs and mustard until smooth. In a separate shallow dish, combine the pretzels and thyme.

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Pretzels

Mustard

Thyme

Egg

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Whisk

Dip the chicken in the egg mixture, letting the excess drip off. Dredge in the pretzel mixture to coat.

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Whole Chicken

Pretzels

Dip

Egg

In a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil over medium heat.

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Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Add half of the chicken and cook until cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes per side.

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Whole Chicken

Remove the chicken from the skillet and keep warm. Repeat the procedure with the remaining 2 tablespoons oil and chicken. Wipe the skillet clean.

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Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Melt the butter in the skillet over medium heat.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Add the flour and cook, whisking constantly, for 2 minutes. Slowly add the milk, whisking until smooth. Cook, whisking constantly, until thickened and bubbly, 6 to 8 minutes.

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All Purpose Flour

Milk

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Whisk

Add the cheese and stir until the cheese melts and the sauce is smooth.

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Cheese

Sauce

Spoon the sauce over the chicken.

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Whole Chicken

Sauce

Serve with Broccoli and Rice Pilaf.

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Broccoli

Rice

In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.

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Butter

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Sauce Pan

Add onions and cook, stirring frequently, for 3 minutes.

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Onion

Add the broccoli and cook for another 3 minutes.

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Broccoli

Add the rice and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Stir in the broth. Increase the heat to medium-high and bring the mixture to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat and simmer until the rice is tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

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Broth