"Crispy, salty, pretzel crusted chicken, served with roasted spaghetti squash, and a bright, sweet honey mustard sauce."
Pretzel crusted baked chicken with honey mustard roasted spaghetti squash.
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Prep time: 15mins
Cook time: 1hr
Serves or Makes: 2
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ingredients
Squash
- 1 spaghetti squash
- 1 large chopped shallot
- 2 cloves chopped garlic
- 1 tabelspoons olive oil, divided
- 1 teaspoon chicken seasoning
- salt and pepper
Method
Squash
Step 1
Poke spaghetti squash with a fork all over. Microwave for 8 minutes, and allow to cool slightly. This will make cutting squash easier.
Step 2
Preheat oven to 350.
Step 3
Carefully cut squash in half, and remove seeds.
Step 4
Salt and pepper squash, and sprinkle with chicken seasoning... (I used zehnders, but your fav' will work perfectly!) or, use garlic/onion/turmeric/sugar/paprika mixed together!
Step 5
Drizzle with olive oil. Place flat side down on a foil lined baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes while you prepare the chicken, and garlic/shallot.
Step 6
Heat a little oil or butter in a pan, cook shallot and\ garlic together on low until lightly caramelized. Set aside until ready to use.
Step 7
After 30 minutes, remove squash from oven, flip and use forks to shred out the "noodles". Add garlic and shallot, toss together in squash shells.. bake for another 10 minutes.
ingredients
Chicken
- 2 chicken cutlets
- 1 cup gluten free pretzels
- 1 teaspoon chicken seasoning (see above notes)
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne (optional)
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 beaten eggs
Chicken
Step 1
Crush pretzels in a bag, and transfer to bowl. Add seasonings and toss together.
Step 2
Dredge chicken through eggs, and press into pretzel coating. Use. a little pressure to make sure the pieces stick onto the chicken.
Step 3
Transfer to a baking sheet with a rack. Drizzle with olive oil, and. bake for 17-20 minutes until chicken is cooked through and crust has browned.
ingredients
Sauce
- 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon grainy mustard
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 tablepoons heavy cream
- salt and pepper
- sun-dried tomatoes, to serve
Sauce
Step 1
Combine mustards, apple cider vinegar and honey in a bowl.
Step 2
Add olive oil slowly, whisking constantly to incorporate smoothly.
Step 3
Add heavy cream, and salt and pepper to taste.
Assembly and serving
Step 1
In a shallow bowl or plate, layer first sauce. Then "noodles" removed from squash.
Step 2
Add slices of chicken. Fresh chives, and sun-dried tomatoes with oil.
Step 3
Additional sauce, and flaky salt. Serve warm.