If you have a couple of chicken breasts, 2 sleeves of Ritz Crackers and a stick of butter in the refrigerator, well then you have dinner baby!
This recipe for Ritz cracker chicken is like the easiest meal ever to prepare. Plus, HELLO it’s totally tasty too. The Handsome Husband, The Girl and Monkey Boy all loved it, and I’ll defiantly be putting this on my monthly dinner menu from now on.
~Mavis
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Easy Ritz Cracker Chicken
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 8 skinless chicken breasts , bone in
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter , melted
- {2} sleeves of Ritz Crackers , crushed
Instructions
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350
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Melt butter in a microwavable dish and set aside.
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Crush Ritz crackers {I crush mine in a zip baggie} and place crushed crackers on a dinner plate.
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Dip the chicken breasts in butter, then coat with Ritz Crackers, and place on a lined baking sheet {I use Silpats}.
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Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
Recipe Notes
Serve with a side or rice or veggies.
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Lisa says
Can’t get easier than 3 ingredients! Going to try it!
Elena says
We make a similar dinner only we add 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese and two minced garlic cloves. The cheese makes it so yummy!
Anne says
OMG! We cooked this for dinner tonight with sliced heirloom tomatoes and green beans. All the adult children and grandkids came over for the day. They LOVED this! Better yet, I’m vegetarian so I coated some tofu with the Ritz cracker crumbs and baked it along side the chicken. I love it when we can eat essentially the same thing for dinner!
Thanks, Mavis…you so rock!
~Anne
Mavis says
I know… I can’t believe how yummy it is! I’m glad all your peeps loved it. 🙂
Lissa says
Want to try something a little off kilter (but yummy)? Use Ritz bits peanut butter crackers instead. Super fun. 😛
subienkow says
More variety on the same idea – chicken “breaded” with:
Frosted Flakes
Saltine Crackers (but remember not to add too much more salt) (lesson learned, and I’d save you the same mouth drying experience!)
Caeser Salad Croutons
The same croutons mixed with parmesan cheese (or any cheese, but I use the grated stuff from the shakers)
For the “glue”, I use mayo, a little olive oil, beaten eggs, or vegetable oil, whichever is available at the time.
Youcan call it frugal & simplistic, but that’s a fancy way of saying cheap & easy!
vickie says
ahh thought about you today as we set down to dinner of ritz cracker chicken biscuits (purchased with a coupon) and apple pie jam. Thanks for the recipes -delicious!
Courtney says
If I only use 2 large chicken breasts should i still do the full amount of time in the oven?
Mary says
I’m only doing a pack of 3 thin chicken breast can I reduce the time?
Southern Charm Home Furnishings says
Do you flip them at any point?
Mavis Butterfield says
I don’t but you certainly could if you wanted too. 🙂
Southern Charm Home Furnishings says
Thanks! Can’t wait to try it!
Julie Morelli says
Mine is almost the same…I use a generic cracker (crushed) mixed with parmesan & parsley, but I coat mine in mayo or olive oil (whichever I have more of). I pretty much use it on any chicken, whether it be, legs, thighs or breasts.
Jen says
My mother in law does this, but she mixes the crumbs with parmesan cheese (the shaky kind in the green jar from Kraft) and dips them in butter and they are so yummy.
Gabrielle says
I made this tonight and it was a hit! Made it with what I had on hand (low-fat Ritz and “heart healthy” margarine spread instead of butter) and added a couple of shakes of garlic salt before I popped it into the oven and it came out juicy and crunchy. YUM. Thank you so much for posting this!
May says
Is there anything else I could use besides butter or margarine to cut down on the calories?
Kristina says
I would use egg white.
Tara Eagle says
I sometimes make chicken tenders using stove top stuffing mix that I pulverize into crumbs in my food processor– you can use the same method as this and just use the stuffing crumbs instead of cracker crumbs. They taste SO good with all the seasoning in it.
Lovefam6 says
How do I adjust the temp/cooking time to use skinless and boneless chicken breasts? They are pretty big.
Mavis says
I would cut them into smaller strips and cook for the same amount of time. You don’t want to cook much longer than 40 minutes or the outside of the chicken starts to dry out. So I’d cut them down.
Steve Jazowski says
We mix the crushed crackers with the melted butter then spoon it on the breasts and press down then bake at 350 for 30 minutes,so much easier.
Whitney says
Do you put these on a cookie sheet or in a baking dish?
Mavis Butterfield says
Either is fine but be we put them on a cookie sheet so they’ll crisp up nicely.
Jennifer says
Made this last night and the family loved it. So crunchy and buttery it tasted so good.
Kacci says
Could you put these in the air fryer?
Mavis Butterfield says
The HH says yes. 🙂
Danielle says
Approximately how many crackers would you say are in a sleeve? I buy the fresh stacks, so the sleeves are smaller than in the standard size box… Just curious how I could adjust the recipe!
Mavis Butterfield says
I would say about 30?