Crispy Cheddar Chicken
- 2 lbs chicken tenders or 4 large chicken breasts
- 2 sleeves Ritz crackers
- 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup whole milk or half and half
- 3 cups cheddar cheese, finely grated
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
Sauce:
- 1 10 ounce can cream of chicken soup
- 2 tablespoon sour cream
- 2 tablespoon butter
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. Don’t be stingy. Then press the cheesy coated chicken into the cracker crumbs and press it in. Spray a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray and lay the chicken inside the pan. If you have extra cheese and crumbs, put them in the pan with the chicken to fill in the spaces. 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. You can use your favorite recipe for white sauce instead of the cream of chicken soup mixture if you prefer.