Cheese Cracker Chicken

Cheese Cracker Chicken

This comes from a friend, and just three ingredients needed. I made these on 18 August 2019, using 9 legs and 4 thighs, and I will say, this is tasty chicken. Feel free to use breasts, legs, or legs and thighs.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 4 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted, (1/2 stick)
  • 3 cups Cheez-It crackers, crushed, about 12 oz box

Instructions
 

  • For the stated ingredients, keep in mind you can make this with different chicken pieces and any amount you like, but do not mix breasts with legs or thighs to ensure even cooking on all items at one time. Also if increasing the number of chicken pieces, increase the butter as needed.
  • Preheat your oven to 180 C (350 F). Get out a baking sheet and line it with foil for easy clean up, making sure the foil has an edge on all sides to prevent any fat from contacting the baking sheet.
  • I crushed up one 12 oz box of Cheez-It crackers, whole grain type, and it came out to 3 cups. I left the crumbs with a bit of texture to them. And I melted the butter in the microwave, about 1/2 cup was used as I increased the amount of chicken.
  • I used 9 legs and 4 thighs, all skin on. After dipping in butter and coating with the crackers, I sprinkled some of the cracker crumbs on the chicken after all pieces were placed on the baking sheet.
  • Bake for 50 minutes then check either with a meat thermometer, target temp is 74 C (165 F) or just cut a large piece in half or through to the bone to check that it is cooked through and juices run clear.
  • Transfer chicken to a serving tray, serve, and enjoy.

Notes

Low cost per serving.
Recipe adapted from Just A Pinch Recipe Club, Ellen Bales, and the original recipe is here.
United States.

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