Switch up your normal dinner routine and give this pistachio dijon mustard chicken a try! You'll be surprised when your whole family can enjoy it. Even if you aren't a huge fan of pistachios or mustard usually (I wasn't either), I bet you'll like this combination! This fancy breaded chicken is baked in the oven so you can focus on the other parts of your dinner while it bakes.
1cuppistachiosno shells, coarsely ground in a food processor
½cupbread crumbs
¼cupdijon mustard
¼cupolive oil
¼cuphoney
1teaspoonground pepper
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a baking sheet or Pyrex dish and set aside.
In a food processor, pulse pistachios until coarsely ground.
Mix together ground pistachios and bread crumbs in a shallow bowl.
In a separate bowl, stir together Dijon mustard, olive oil, honey, and pepper until smooth.
If needed, cut full size chicken breasts in half or pound thin to about ½ inch.
Dip chicken into liquid mixture to coat then coat with bread crumbs mixture.
Place onto prepared baking sheet.
Bake until the chicken is no longer pink and the pistachio coating is golden brown, about 20-23 minutes.
Notes
I used roasted and salted pistachios, but if yours are unsalted, you can add a bit of salt to the mustard mixture.For a vegetarian option, substitute extra firm tofu, cut into 1 in thick strips. Cooking time will need to be adjusted.