Crispy Cheddar Chicken

Is anyone else addicted to Pinterest?  I love trying new recipes and Pinterest has become my favorite place to get dinner inspiration.  I've tried quite a few new recipes (check out my Pinterest Food Board)lately and most have gotten high marks.  I'll post them all soon.  For now, here's one that I found on Jamie Cooks It Up via Pinterest.

-4 large chicken breasts

-2 sleeves Ritz crackers
-1/4 teaspoon salt
-1/8 teaspoon pepper
-1/2 cup milk
-3 cup cheddar cheese, grated
-1 teaspoon dried parsley
-1 (10 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
-2 tablespoons sour cream
-2 tablespoons butter

Cut each chicken breast into 3 large chunks.  In a small food processor grind up the ritz crackers (I just put the crackers in a large ziploc bag and crush with a rolling pin...I'm old school and still don't own a food processor).  Pour the milk, cheese and cracker crumbs into 3 separate small pans. Toss the salt and pepper into the cracker crumbs and stir the mixture around to combine.

Dip each piece of chicken into the milk, then the cheese, and finally the cracker crumbs.

Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray and lay the chicken inside the pan.  Sprinkle the dried parsley over the chicken.  Cover the pan with tin foil and bake at 400 degrees for 35 minutes. Remove the tin foil, bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until the edges of the chicken are golden brown and crispy.

Into a medium sized sauce pan combine the cream of chicken soup, sour cream and butter with a whisk. Stir it over medium high heat until the sauce is nice and hot. Serve over the chicken.

 

My kids were acting up while I was making dinner and I completely forgot to make the sauce for the chicken.  Whoops!  The chicken was still fantastic without it.  You can't go wrong with cheddar cheese.