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A plate with a serving of breaded, baked chicken breast inspired by the ritz cracker chicken recipe, topped with golden crumbs and served next to a fresh green salad.
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Ritz Cracker Chicken Recipe

Try delicious Ritz Cracker chicken recipe for dinner tonight. If you have these buttery ritz crackers then you can make this delicious baked ritz chicken.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Author: Carrie Barnard

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and spay a baking dish with a non stick cooking spray.
  • Whisk the 2 eggs in a large shallow bowl.
  • Place the crackers in a food processor and blend until they are fine crumbs. Add them to a separate shallow bowl and stir in the garlic salt and pepper.
  • Dip the chicken in egg and then coat the chicken with the cracker mixture.
  • Then place the coated chicken in the baking dish. Continue this process until all the chicken has been coated.
  • Chop up the butter and place pieces on top of the chicken.
  • Bake for 25-35 minutes until chicken is cooked through, has browned slightly and has reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
  • Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes and then it's ready to serve and enjoy!

Notes

Recipe Tips

  • Frozen Chicken - If your chicken is frozen, thaw overnight in the refrigerator. You can also place frozen chicken in a bag and submerge in cold water.
  • Shallow Bowls - Coating chicken with eggs and ritz cracker crumbs works best when you use a shallow bowl.
  • Use both hands - I use one hand to dip chicken in eggs and the other hand to dip in cracker crumbs. This prevents lumps of ingredients on your hands.
  • Sour Cream - My kids like to dip their butter chicken in sour cream.
  • Coating Chicken - When you are dipping chicken in the egg and cracker crumbs, make sure all sides get coated.

Recipe Variations

  • Cheesy Ritz Chicken - Add freshly shredded cheddar cheese or mozzarella under the cracker crust for a delicious cheesy variation.
  • Ranch Ritz Chicken - Mix a ranch seasoning packet into the cracker crumbs. Italian Seasoning is also a great option.
  • Spicy version - Add 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne or red pepper flakes to the coating.
  • Gluten-free - Use gluten-free buttery crackers instead of Ritz.

Nutrition

Calories: 428kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 51g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 267mg | Sodium: 710mg | Potassium: 875mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 661IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg

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