Ritz Cracker Chicken

Serve up some bliss for dinner with my crispy oven baked cheesy Ritz cracker chicken. Dipped in milk, rolled in ritz crackers and cheddar cheese.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword Crispy Oven Baked Ritz Cheesy Chicken

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 45

Total Time 55

Servings

Calories 725kcal

Author Kathleen

Preheat the oven to 400ºF (204ºC). Spray a 9X13 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
Mix the Ritz cracker crumbs (2 sleeves) with melted butter (4 tablespoons).
Pour the Ritz crumb and butter mixture, beaten eggs (2), and cheddar (3 cups) into three separate shallow dishes. Add salt (1/4 teaspoon) and pepper (1/4 teaspoon) to milk and stir to combine. Set aside
Cut chicken (4) into three equal pieces. Dip each piece into eggs, then cheddar, then finish in the cracker crumbs. Place dipped pieces in the prepared baking dish. Finish with remaining chicken. Sprinkle with dried parsley (1 teaspoon).
Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 10 minutes or until chicken pieces are cooked through and edges are brown and crispy.
In a small saucepan combine soup (1 can) and 1/4 milk whisking to combine. Heat through and serve over chicken.

Crushing: You can crush the Ritz crackers in a food processor or place them in a 1-gallon ziplock bag and smash them with a rolling pin. If you have young kids helping you prepare this recipe, this is always a fun thing for them to do.
I like the crumbs to be a little coarse, so they maintain a bit of texture. Feel free to make them finer if you prefer.
Sticking: Okay, so I want to warn you when you coat the chicken with the shredded cheese, a good deal of it falls off. Don't sweat it. I just pressed it back on, sometimes adding a little more after the crumb mixture on the top of the chicken pieces. It all melts together when it bakes and turns out great.
Cutting the Chicken: The recipe calls for the chicken breasts to be cut into 3 equal pieces. I love this because it gives each piece a little more of the delicious coating. It also is a great way to extend 4 chicken breasts and serve more people.