Green Chile Pretzel Chicken

Name: Green Chile Pretzel Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 32 min
Cuisine: American, Mexican, Latin American
Ingredients: Olive oil spray 2 lb (910 g) boneless skinless chicken breasts, 6 small or 3 large, cut in half; FILLING; 12/3 cups (200 g) shredded pepper jack cheese; ½ cup (90 g) roasted green chiles, chopped, or 1 (4-oz [112-g]) can chopped green chiles.; tsp kosher salt; ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper; CRUST; ½ cup (50 g) coarsely crushed pretzels, about 8 large pretzel rods ½ cup (40 g) shredded pepper Jack; cheese; 1 tsp (2 g) Mexican Seasoning Mix (page 158) or taco seasoning; 1/4 tsp kosher salt; ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper

4 steps

Prep:10minCook:22min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:48:36 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories545.5 kcal (27%)

Total Fat26.3 g (38%)

Carbs29 g (11%)

Sugars0.8 g (1%)

Protein46 g (92%)

Sodium1090.5 mg (55%)

Fiber1.1 g (4%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

910gboneless skinless chicken breasts

6 small or 3 large, cut in half

200gshredded pepper jack cheese

½ cuproasted green chiles

chopped

kosher salt

¼ tspfreshly ground black pepper

½ cuppretzels

2gMexican Seasoning Mix

or taco seasoning

¼ tspkosher salt

½ tspfreshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400°F and arrange an oven rack in the center of the oven. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and lightly spray with oil. Cut a slit in the side of each chicken breast, forming a pocket.

Step 2

To make the filling, stir together the cheese, green chiles, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Stuff the filling into the chicken pockets, using all the filling. Place the stuffed chicken breasts on the greased baking sheet, pressing the edges of the chicken as closed as possible. Use toothpicks to more fully close the chicken, if desired.

Step 3

To make the crust, stir together the crushed pretzels, cheese, Mexican seasoning, salt and pepper. Press the crumbs onto the top and sides of each stuffed chicken breast. Lightly spray the crumb-coated chicken with olive oil cooking spray.

Step 4

Place on the center oven rack and bake for 20 to 22 minutes, until the chicken has cooked through and the crust has browned. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes before serving.