Pretzel Crusted Chicken Breasts

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 cups miniature pretzels
• 1/3 cup hormel real bacon bits
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 tablespoon parsley flakes, dried
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup apple cider (or sparkling cider)
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f, & then coat the inside of a 13"x9" glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• 2 in a food processor, place pretzels, bacon, cheese & parsley, then cover & process until coarsely chopped, before transferring to a shallow bowl.
• 3 in another shallow bowl, whisk together the egg, cider, flour & spices.
• 4 dip chicken breasts in the cider mixture, then in the pretzel mixture before placing the breasts in the prepared baking dish.
• 5 bake 40 to 50 minutes or until chicken juices run clear.
• 6 great served with a mix of honey dijon mustard & apricot preserves.