Cheesy Baked Chicken
A cheesy baked chicken dish made with Ritz crackers, shredded cheddar cheese, and olive oil.
Prep
10 min
Cook
45-30 min (depending on chicken temperature)
Serves
4
๐งIngredients
- โข1 sleeve Ritz crackers
- โข2-3 boneless breast of chicken
- โข1 bag shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- โข2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- โข1 tsp pepper
- โข1/2 or 1 tsp parsley flakes
- โข1 tsp salt (or to taste)
- โข1 9x9 Pyrex pan
๐ฉโ๐ณInstructions
- 1
Crush the sleeve of Ritz crackers in a large bowl until it's fine enough to use as breading.
- 2
Add pepper, salt and parsley flakes to the Ritz cracker breading, then mix.
- 3
Thaw out the breast of chicken, then rinse briefly with water.
- 4
Roll each piece of chicken through the breading, then add 1 tablespoon of Extra virgin olive oil to the bottom of the Pyrex pan. This to give it a little taste and to help it not stick to the Pyrex.
- 5
Whatever breading you have left, add it over the top of the pieces that are in the dish.
- 6
Sprinkle all of the shredded cheese over the chicken, then add more olive oil (1 tablespoon) to the top.
- 7
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes iff chicken is still frozen, 30 minutes if thawed.
๐ฌ From Mom
โThis works great with pork also, enjoy. Always check to make sure when done that your meat is cooked through.โ