Commissary Kitchen · 046 / 100 · Fish & Protein Snacks
Sweet-Mustard Chicken Bites
About 15 minutes, estimated · 2 portions · No cook
Original commissary-inspired pantry recipe
Honey and mustard are enough to turn plain pouch chicken into a small savory snack. Keeping the dressing concentrated prevents the tender chicken from swimming in sauce.
Place & evidence: Across the country. This is an original pantry recipe. The source supplies ingredient or technique context, rather than evidence that this exact dish is served in a prison. Inventory and place labels describe that context only. FCI Danbury Commissary List.
Make it
Equipment: Clean food-safe bowl or cup; spoon; measuring cup and spoons; a clean suitable utensil for any chopping.
Ingredients
- 1 ready-to-eat chicken pouch, 5 oz
- 2 tsp mustard
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tsp water
- 1/4 cup coarse pretzel crumbs
- Pinch black pepper
Method
- Drain chicken if needed and separate into bite-size pieces.
- Mix mustard, honey and water.
- Fold chicken through the sauce and divide between cups.
- Add pretzel crumbs and pepper just before eating.
The useful detail
Use coarse pretzel pieces for a real contrast with the chicken.
When the store is different
Replace honey with a teaspoon of sugar dissolved in the water.
Serving & handling
Keep dry ingredients dry until assembly. Handle the moist finished mixture as perishable, even when the unopened packages were shelf-stable. Read the pantry and food-handling guide for storage limits, package directions and allergen checks.
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Sources & editorial note
Federal Bureau of Prisons — FCI Danbury Commissary List, BOP. Official inventory, Connecticut. Source scope and limits.
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