Ingredients
- 3 pounds chicken tenders or boneless skinless breast cut into 1 1/2-inch strips
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons dried basil
- 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- 2 tablespoons granulated garlic
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 1/2 cup smoked almonds
- 12 large sourdough hard pretzels
- Canola oil, for frying
- Spicy Honey Dijon Sauce, recipe follows
- large resealableplastic bag
Directions
In a small bowl, combine basil, oregano, granulated garlic, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Place buttermilk and half the spice mix into a double-lined resealable plastic bag. Add chicken and massage bag until well coated. Refrigerate 6 to 12 hours. Reserve remaining spice mix.
Place almonds in plastic bag. Break up with rolling pin or mallet (flat side) until mixture looks part rough chopped part crumbs. Remove almonds and place into shallow bowl. Put pretzels in same bag and mash with mallet or rolling pin until it looks like a mixture of large breadcrumbs and powder. Add to almonds mix to combine.
In a large fry pan, pour canola oil until it measures about 1 1/2 -inches high in pan. Heat over high, until oil is hot, but not smoking, temperature, 350 degrees.
Remove tenders from buttermilk and dredge in almond-pretzel mixture, pressing mixture into the tenders. Gently add tenders, in batches, to the oil. Be sure not to over crowd the pan. Fry tenders until they are dark golden brown, being careful not to burn, about 5 minutes or until cooked through. Remove and drain on a cookie sheet lined with a wire rack. Serve immediately with Spicy Honey Dijon Sauce or keep warm in a 200 degree F oven.
Photo: Awesome Pretzel Chicken Tenders with Spicy Honey Dijon Sauce Recipe
















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By diamondmarquee20
Fairmont, WV
on February 28, 2012
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Delicious, I made this with Sunny's Mac and Cheese, I baked in oven along side Macaroni 350 degrees for about 25 mins...it turned out wonderful.
By jsdowney
on August 25, 2011
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Haven't tried this yet, but the one star is for the lack of Dipping recipe.
By kkline
Reisterstown, MD
on August 01, 2011
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Gotta say I was a little disappointed with this recipe. I only made the chicken tenders, not the dipping sauce to go with, so this review is only in regards to the chicken. I was really looking forward to the pretzel and smoked almond coating, but didn't get any of their flavors. The chicken was moist and the recipe was easy to make, however I would say not to waste your money on these flavorless tenders.
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