Oooh, Ritzy chicken… sounds fancy, doesn’t it?
Well, the truth is, to make this elevated dish, all you need are Ritz crackers and select seasonings. This makes for a breading that is light, flavorful, and absolutely delicious.
Read on to find out more about the dish and the variations you can make for your family.
Ritzy Chicken
To make this recipe, you must first run Ritz crackers through a food processor or crush them with a rolling pin until they achieve a very fine texture.
Next, the chicken breasts are run through cold water, rolled in crushed crackers, and placed in a greased baking dish. Then they are sprinkled with garlic salt and pepper and a teaspoon of butter is placed on top of each breast. The chicken is then baked for one hour at 350 degrees or until the chicken is no longer pink inside.
This dish is easy to make and sure to be a crowd-pleaser. It can be served with a variety of sides, including rice, potatoes, vegetables, or a nice light salad. What really sets this meal apart is the use of Ritz crackers.
Ritz crackers are a brand of crackers made by the Nabisco company. They are circular and lightly salted on one side. They have a small scalloped edge. The crackers make the perfect complement to chicken, which has a neutral flavor that picks up the flavorings of other foods and spices well. It is lean meat that is a good source of protein.
Other Cracker-Breaded Chicken Recipes
While breadcrumbs are usually used to bread chicken, crackers can make a great substitute. The use of a cracker breading gives a chicken dish extra texture and flavor. If you want the crispness of fried chicken, but don't want to put the effort and time in to make that particular chicken dish, cracker-crusted recipes are definitely the way to go.
Ritz crackers work well for breading chicken, but other crackers can be used as well. Saltines, soda crackers, graham crackers, and even Goldfish crackers can all be used as a breading. Let’s take a look at some other recipes that make for a great cracker-breaded chicken.
Goldfish chicken nuggets will be popular with kids. To make the dish, you combine crushed Goldfish crackers with breadcrumbs, brown sugar, and salt in a shallow dish. Drizzle oil over the dish and mix thoroughly. Pour flour into a separate shallow dish and eggs into a third shallow dish. Next take chicken breast tenderloins cut into 2” pieces and roll them in the flour, then the egg, and finally the bread crumb mixture. Place on a greased baking sheet and bake until crisp and golden brown.
Saltine-breaded chicken is popular with adults, but with the right seasonings children will love it too. Cover your chicken breasts in plastic and flatten them with a meat mallet to 1/2 inch thickness. Crush the saltine crackers until fine. Throw in a tablespoon of black pepper and a teaspoon of chili powder. Coat the chicken breasts in flour and evaporated milk, and then shake the chicken together with the cracker mixture in a bag. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes.
Cracker breaded chicken can make for a great meal, and Ritz crackers can elevate the dish to the next level when considering taste and texture. Hopefully, this article has given you inspiration for a variety of breaded chicken dishes you can serve your family. How will you be preparing this meal for your hungry crew tonight?
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Ritzy Chicken Recipe
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- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Description
This dish is easy to make and sure to be a crowd-pleaser. It can be served with a variety of sides including rice, potatoes, vegetables, or a nice light salad.
Ingredients
- 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 sleeve of Ritz round crackers
- Garlic salt
- Ground black pepper
- 6 teaspoons butter
Instructions
- Run the crackers through a food processor or crush with a rolling pin until they are very fine.
- Rinse each chicken breast under cold water, roll in the crushed crackers, and placed in a greased 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
- Sprinkle with garlic salt and pepper. Place a teaspoon of butter on top of each chicken breast.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for one hour or until chicken is no longer pink inside.
- Prep Time: 15 Minutes
- Cook Time: 60 Minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
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