This is a tasty, comforting main dish that will make everyone want more than one piece. Serve with mashed potatoes, egg noodles or rice.
2 lb. chicken tenders or 4 large chicken breasts
2 sleeves Ritz crackers
1/4 t. salt
1/8 t. pepper
1/2 c. whole milk
3 c. Cheddar cheese, grated
1 t. dried parsley
sauce:
10 oz. can cream of chicken soup
2 T. sour cream
2 T. butter
chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a 9×13 pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Crush the crackers in a zip lock bag.
If using chicken breasts, cut each chicken breast into 3 large pieces. (You can pound the chicken thinner, if you wish.)
Pour the milk, cheese and cracker crumbs into 3 separate small bowls/platters.
Toss salt and pepper into the cracker crumbs; stir to combine.
Dip each piece of chicken into the milk and then the cheese, pressing the cheese into the chicken. Then place the cheesy coated chicken into the cracker crumbs and press it in.
Lay the chicken in the prepared pan. Sprinkle the dried parsley over the chicken; cover with aluminum foil; bake 35 minutes.
Remove the foil, bake 10-15 minutes, or until the edges of the chicken are golden brown and crispy.
In a medium sized sauce pan, combine the cream of chicken soup, sour cream and butter; stir with a whisk over medium-high heat until the sauce is nice and hot.
Serve sauce over the chicken, garnished with fresh parsley.
6-8 servings