Recipe: Perfect Crispy Cheddar Chicken

Crispy Cheddar Chicken. Toss the salt and pepper into the cracker crumbs and stir the mixture around to combine. Sprinkle the dried parsley over the chicken. Into a medium sized sauce pan combine the cream of chicken soup, sour cream and butter with a whisk.

With just a few simple ingredients, you can turn chicken breasts into something amazing. A sauce made of cream of chicken soup, sour cream and butter is served on top to add an extra flavor element that makes this recipe a family favorite. Dip each piece into egg whites, then roll in the cheese-bread crumb mixture. You can cook Crispy Cheddar Chicken using 12 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Crispy Cheddar Chicken

1. You need 2 lb of chicken tenders or 4 large breasts.
2. You need of cornstarch.
3. You need 1 box of (2 sleeves) Ritz crackers.
4. You need 1/4 tsp of salt.
5. Prepare 1/4 tsp of pepper.
6. Prepare 1/2 cup of whole milk.
7. Prepare 3 cup of cheddar cheese, grated.
8. You need 1 tsp of dried parsley.
9. You need of sauce.
10. It's 1 can of (10 oz) cream of chicken soup.
11. Prepare 2 tbsp of sour cream.
12. Prepare 2 tbsp of butter.

Place in a parchment-lined baking dish and cover with foil. Crispy cheddar chicken relies on super simple ingredients, mainly a handful of pantry staples. All we really need is chicken, butter crackers, and cheddar cheese. But it's also important to add some dimension by building in some extra flavor to keep the finished product flavorful, so some salt, pepper, dried parsley, and garlic powder are an.

Crispy Cheddar Chicken instructions

1. Crush crackers..
2. If using breasts, cut each into 3 large pieces, I used tenders. Salt & pepper as desired..
3. Pour milk, cheese and crackers into 3 separate small bowls for dipping..
4. Toss tenders in cornstarch until well coated. Then dip each piece of chicken into the milk and then cheese..
5. Press into chicken with your fingers. Then press into crackers and press in..
6. Spray a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray and lay the chicken in pan. Sprinkle dried parsley over chicken..
7. Cover with foil and bake at 400° for 35 minutes..
8. Remove foil, bake for an additional 10-15 minutes, or until the edges of chicken are golden brown and crispy.
9. In a medium size sauce pan combine the cream or chicken soup, sour cream and butter with a whisk..
10. Stir it over medium heat until heated through. Serve over the chicken..
11. NOTE: Save the remaining milk you dip the chicken in. I used the remainder (with the little bit of cornstarch that came off in the milk) and added it to my sauce when it was simmering and cooked it out. I hate throwing anything away if I can avoid it. I also used any remaining cheese and cracker crumbs and sprinkled them on top before baking. As you can see I made a double batch for my big crew) but I only added milk, cheese & crackers as I needed while coating so I wouldn't end up with a lot of unused ingredients. Enjoy!.

Crispy baked cheddar and cracker crusted chicken! Cheese is one of my favourite foods and this crispy cheddar chicken is a great way to enjoy plenty of it for dinner! Chicken breasts are seasoned and coated with shredded cheddar cheese along with crumbled cheese crackers before baking until the cheese has melted and the cracker crumbs get nice. This chicken dish is quick and easy and delish! I do these a little differently than most.