Chicken with Pretzels and Couscous



Chicken with Pretzels and Couscous
Makes: 6 servings
Prep: 15 mins Bake: 10 mins Oven: 425°F
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Chicken with Pretzels and Couscous
Ingredients
  • 1
    cup pretzel sticks
  • 2/3
    cup unsalted peanuts
  • 1/4 - 1/2
    teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)
  • 1/2
    cup refrigerated or frozen egg product, thawed
  • 1
    14 - 16 ounce chicken breast tenderloins
  • 1/2
    cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1
    16 ounce package frozen sweet peppers and onion stir-fry vegetables
  • 1/2
    cup uncooked couscous
  • 2
    tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
  • 1
    tablespoon canola oil
  • 1
    Recipe Dipping sauce
Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a 15x10x1-inch pan with foil; coat with nonstick cooking spray; set pan aside. Place pretzels, 1/2 cup peanuts, and red pepper in food processor. Cover; process until coarsely ground; transfer to resealable plastic bag.

2. Place egg product in shallow dish. Dip chicken tenderloins into egg product. Allowing excess egg product to drip off, transfer tenderloins, half at a time, to bag with crumb mixture. Seal bag; turn to coat chicken pieces. Arrange chicken in prepared pan. Bake chicken for 10 to 15 minutes or until no longer pink (170 degrees F).

3. Meanwhile, in a saucepan combine broth and stir-fry vegetables. Bring to boiling. Stir in couscous; remove from heat. Cover; let stand 5 minutes. Chop remaining peanuts. Stir peanuts, rice vinegar, and oil into couscous mixture. Serve couscous mixture with chicken and dipping sauce. Makes 6 servings.

From the Test Kitchen
  • Tip Test Kitchen Tip:If you do not have a food processor, place pretzels in a large resealable plastic bag; seal bag and finely crush pretzels using a rolling pin or meat mallet. Finely chop 1/2 cup of the peanuts and add to pretzel crumbs in bag.
Dipping Sauce
Ingredients
  • 1/3
    cup plain yogurt
  • 2
    tablespoons yellow mustard
  • 2
    teaspoons honey
Directions

In a bowl combine yogurt, mustard, and honey.

Nutrition Facts (Chicken with Pretzels and Couscous)
  • Servings Per Recipe 6,
  • Calories 336,
  • Protein (gm) 26,
  • Carbohydrate (gm) 31,
  • Fat, total (gm) 12,
  • Cholesterol (mg) 39,
  • Saturated fat (gm) 2,
  • Monosaturated fat (gm) 2,
  • Polyunsaturated fat (gm) 4,
  • Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 4,
  • Sugar, total (gm) 6,
  • Vitamin A (IU) 680,
  • Vitamin C (mg) 27,
  • Thiamin (mg) 0,
  • Riboflavin (mg) 0,
  • Niacin (mg) 8,
  • Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
  • Folate (µg) 24,
  • Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 1,
  • Sodium (mg) 344,
  • Potassium (mg) 245,
  • Calcium (DV %) 50,
  • Iron (DV %) 2,
  • Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Reviews (2)
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jencox1 wrote:

I just did the chicken and added rice and my own vegetable. It was easy and delicious, my favorite kind of recipe!

1/24/2011 07:24:35 PM Report Abuse
marrakech1181 wrote:

I would give this recipe 4 stars. The chicken and yogurt honey mustard were different, but easy to do and gave the chicken a fun taste and texture. The veggies and cous cous could have been better with less rice vinegar, which was the overwhelming flavor in the mix. I have already recommended this recipe to friends and fam.

7/13/2010 10:46:39 AM Report Abuse

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