Well…Hello.
Today, I made Mustard-y Pretzel Crusted Chicken. Whoa…Nelly! This recipe was sooooooo good. For non-FODMAPs simply use regular pretzels, I used gluten free Snyder’s pretzels today. 
Well…I feel like I have been away from my blog for some time now…
We had a wonderfully blissful time in Nantucket last week on vacation. It is such a great place to visit and I am so grateful that we enjoy the island every August for a week. The landscaping and flowers on this island are simply gorgeous!
I feel blessed. We biked every day to the beach. How tough is that?
For me, vacation that involves being outside, exercising, eating delicious healthy foods and being with those I love….is pretty darn perfect.
I ended the week with a flight off the island (8 passenger jet…yikes) to Chicago.
Sadly, my brother Dave passed away last month after a long courageous fight with multiple myeloma and we grieved our loss and celebrated his life with family and friends this past Saturday in his hometown of Oak Park, Illinois. Tough disease….even tougher brother. My brother was full of life…he was a musician and had a magical way about him. Truly the life of the party. It’s so difficult to say good bye to someone you love and I know many of you completely understand the sadness of loss.
So…I have been somewhat amiss with blog updates…and really life in general. So, now you know why. Not that you need to know…but, I am pretty much an open book. 🙂
So, today, for lunch I made this pretty darn tasty mustard-y pretzel chicken dish. I absolutely love the combo of pretzels and mustard. I used some gluten free pretzel crumbs I made in my food processor….
…and mixed up a combo of grainy and smooth mustards with a touch of thyme.
Brushed the boneless chicken cutlets with the mustard mixture.
Then pressed the pretzel crumbs into the chicken and baked them up. Since my cutlets were on the very thin side the cooking was complete in 20 minutes.
Mustard-y Pretzel Crusted Chicken (FODMAP friendly)
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil to oil cookie sheet.
- 4 thinly sliced boneless, skinless chicken cutlets
- 2 tablespoons grainy mustard (FODMAPers check ingredients)
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard (FODMAPers check ingredients
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 2 cups of Snyder's gluten free pretzel sticks (NON-FODMAPers can sub in regular pretzels)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Generously oil cookie sheet.
- Pulse pretzel sticks in a food processor fit with steel blade for about 1 minute or place in paper bag and pound with kitchen mallet to a course crumb texture.
- Mix mustards with thyme.
- Brush thin layer of mustard on one side of chicken.
- Press in some pretzel crumbs onto chicken covering completely.
- Turn chicken and brush with remaining mustard mixture.
- Press remaining pretzel crumbs firmly into chicken.
- Place chicken on prepared cookie sheet and put into preheated oven.
- Turn chicken over after about 10 minutes of cooking to allow some browning on both sides.
- Cook chicken thoroughly, this will vary depending on thickness but approximately 20-45 minutes.
Lauren
Hi Kate,
Very sorry for your loss. Losing a family member or seeing someone you love suffer is perhaps the most profoundly painful thing in life.
Thanks again for everything you do with your blog to help those of us with GI issues; your effort is all the more admirable (and appreciated) in tough times.
I may be just one young woman from CA, but you should know that your creative recipes, charts, and ideas have helped me tremendously in navigating the FODMAP diet.
Best wishes for a wonderful New England autumn — it is so beautiful over there during the Fall.
katescarlata
Thank you for you kind words Lauren….very much appreciated! 🙂
Half-Crazed Runner
I’m sorry for your loss. There is no need to say good-bye. He will always be with you. PS Just bought your book! Looking forward to reading it.
katescarlata
Thanks Half-Crazed runner. Love your name!
Mary
Just wanted you to know that I am very sorry for your loss. Thank you for continuing to post wonderful recipes and ideas despite all you must be going through right now. I am going to try the pretzel chicken recipe this weekend. Looks fabulous!
katescarlata
Thank you Mary and I hope that you enjoy the pretzel crusted chicken.
k.zaorski@comcast.net
Just read that your brother Dave passed away. I’m so very sorry for your loss Kate.
katescarlata
Thank you Karen!
Jeri
This was delicious and easy. My coating wound up being a little moist, though, by the end. Still delicious. Not sure what I did wrong. Will definitely be making again and again!