Crispy Cheddar Chicken

This cheesy chicken bake is quick and easy to make. The flavors combine to make it rather pleasant. It pairs well with simple white rice and your favorite veggie. Why not try it?

Ingredients:

2 lb chicken tenders or 4 large chicken breasts

2 sleeves ritz crackers

1/4 tsp salt

1/8 tsp teaspoon pepper

1/2 c whole milk (i used 2%)

3 cup cheddar cheese, grated

1 tsp dried parsley

Sauce:

10oz can cream of chicken soup

2 Tbsp sour cream

2 Tbsp butter

Directions:

1. Crush crackers. If using chicken breasts and not tenders, cut each chicken breast into 3 large pieces. Pour the milk,cheese and cracker crumbs into 3 separate small pans. Toss the salt and pepper into the cracker crumbs and stir the mixture around to combine.

2. Dip each piece of chicken into the milk and then the cheese. Press the cheese into the chicken with your fingers. Then press the cheesy coated chicken into the cracker crumbs and press it in. Spray a 9×13 pan with cooking spray and lay the chicken inside the pan.

3.Sprinkle the dried parsley over the chicken. Cover the pan with tin foil and bake at 400 degrees for 35 minutes. Remove the tin foil, bake for an additional 10-15 minutes,or until the edges of the chicken are golden brown and crispy.

4. In a medium sized sauce pan combine the cream of chicken soup,sour cream and butter with a whisk. Stir it over medium high heat until the sauce is nice and hot. Serve over the chicken

Recipe Card

Crispy Cheddar Chicken

This cheesy chicken bake is quick and easy to make. The flavors combine to make it rather pleasant. It pairs well with simple white rice and your favorite veggie. Why not try it?
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lb chicken tenders or 4 large chicken breasts
  • 2 sleeves ritz crackers
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 c whole milk i used 2%
  • 3 cup cheddar cheese grated
  • 1 tsp dried parsley

Sauce:

  • 10 oz can cream of chicken soup
  • 2 Tbsp sour cream
  • 2 Tbsp butter

Instructions
 

  • Crush crackers. If using chicken breasts and not tenders, cut each chicken breast into 3 large pieces. Pour the milk,cheese and cracker crumbs into 3 separate small pans. Toss the salt and pepper into the cracker crumbs and stir the mixture around to combine.
  • Dip each piece of chicken into the milk and then the cheese. Press the cheese into the chicken with your fingers. Then press the cheesy coated chicken into the cracker crumbs and press it in. Spray a 9×13 pan with cooking spray and lay the chicken inside the pan.
  • 3.Sprinkle the dried parsley over the chicken. Cover the pan with tin foil and bake at 400 degrees for 35 minutes. Remove the tin foil, bake for an additional 10-15 minutes,or until the edges of the chicken are golden brown and crispy.
  • In a medium sized sauce pan combine the cream of chicken soup,sour cream and butter with a whisk. Stir it over medium high heat until the sauce is nice and hot. Serve over the chicken
Keyword Crispy Cheddar Chicken
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