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Ritz Cracker Chicken couldn’t be easier, or more delicious. With just a handful of ingredients, you’ll have dinner on the table in no time!
It’s hard to believe that we are well over halfway through February, considering January lasted no less than 300 days.
Our basement flooded just a couple of days before New Years. This opened a whole Pandora’s box of issues that we’ve spent the last month and a half dealing with.
Plumbers, drywall repair guys, flooring dudes, they’ve all been in and out of my house for weeks.
I’m over it.
When I am spending big chunks of my day with strangers in my house, I don’t really want to put a lot of effort into dinner at the end of the day. We’ve been eating Ritz Cracker Chicken more often than I actually want to admit these days.
Luckily, it’s a favorite of everyone in my family, so no one around here is complaining.
RITZ CRACKER CHICKEN RECIPE
I’ve mentioned in the past that I have a very picky eater for a husband. The guy would gladly eat spaghetti with red sauce six days out of seven.
However, he’d happily rotate this Ritz Cracker Chicken with said spaghetti, or noodles and gravy, and be completely content for all of eternity.
Okay, maybe he’d throw pizza into the mix every once in a while, but you get my point. This chicken is his jam.
Not only is Ritz Cracker Chicken delicious and easy to make, it pairs really well with all sorts of side dishes. From buttered noodles and a fresh salad, to marinara with spaghetti, corn on the cob or mashed potatoes, this chicken recipe will most definitely become one of your go-to main dishes – especially on busy weeknights.
I mean, you can’t even order a pizza to be delivered in the time it takes this recipe to come together from start to finish.
Even though it’s not the fanciest of meals, I’ve served Ritz Cracker Chicken numerous times when we’ve had family over and everyone always falls in love with it immediately. Both my Dad and my mom’s boyfriend actually proclaimed it to be “the best chicken they’d ever tasted.”
That, my friends, is a pretty serious claim, because they can both be tough critics.
What I really enjoy is that I can take this base recipe and make it fit any sort of sides we want to have by switching up the spice profile. Think Italian seasoning, BBQ seasoning, Ranch dressing, or even Frank’s Red Hot.
The simple combination of Ritz Crackers and butter creates a wonderfully crispy outside, but an incredibly juicy and tender inside. It’s exactly what you want baked chicken to be. There’s nothing dried out or lacking in flavor here!
HOW TO MAKE RITZ CRACKER BAKED CHICKEN
Ritz Cracker Chicken only takes about 5 minutes to prep and 30 minutes to cook. You can have dinner on the table in well under an hour with this recipe!
To make Ritz Cracker Chicken, start with two shallow bowls.
In one bowl, beat 2 eggs. In the other, mix together crushed Ritz Crackers and your desired seasonings.
Dip the chicken into the beaten eggs, then into the cracker mixture. Place the cracker-coated chicken into a large baking dish and arrange cubes of butter around each piece of chicken.
All that’s left to do now is bake! We like to use thin chicken breasts for Ritz Cracker Chicken. If you use larger pieces of chicken, they may take longer to cook through.
If you need an easy dinner in your back pocket for the picky eaters in your life, THIS is the recipe. Be sure to also check out my Instant Pot Pulled Pork, Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole, Homemade Sloppy Joes and this Creamy Garlic Chicken.
Ritz Cracker Chicken
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1 sleeve of Ritz Crackers crushed into crumbs
- ½ teaspoon garlic salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning optional
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- ⅓ cup butter cut into cubes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Place beaten eggs and cracker crumbs into two separate shallow bowls.
- Add garlic salt, black pepper and Italian seasoning to the cracker crumbs and stir to combine.
- Dip each chicken breast into the eggs and then into the crumb mixture to completely coat the chicken.
- Arrange chicken in a 9x13-inch baking dish and arrange cubes of butter around each breast.
- Bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165°F.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I cannot even begin to say how much we absolutely LOVE this chicken!! My husband and I could eat this every week ut is just so good! We have never had chicken this tasty! I make this exactly as the recipe instructs and wouldn’t change anything! It’s perfect! Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe!
So glad to hear you enjoy the recipe. Even though I have been making it for years, it’s still one of my very fave weeknight dinner recipes.
Great recipe! I used a sleeve of ‘everything’ ritz crackers and a sleeve of ‘roasted vegetable’. Kept everything else the same and it was AMAZING. Must try, thanks for the recipe!
My Grandson Gabriel calls this Granny Gay’s Legendary Chicken. It is at the top of his list of favorite foods.
We have never dipped our chicken in beaten eggs, we dip in melted butter, roll in seasoned crushed Ritz crackers and then pour the remaining butter over the chicken in pan and bake.
Thanks so much for stopping by, Teresa! I appreciate you taking the time to comment. Happy Baking!
-Jamie
I see it was adapted from butter chicken haha I was going to say looks like butter chicken by the photo ! MmMMmm
Thanks so much for stopping by, Lorraine! I appreciate you taking the time to comment. Happy Baking!
-Jamie
Absolutely delicious
So happy to hear you enjoyed the chicken, James! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your feedback!
-Jamie
I miss my mom but she oven fried chicken with ritz cracker crumbs but she did the whole chicken not just the Brest but she skinned the chicken miss my mom and her cooking thanks for the recipe going to try myself
Thanks so much for stopping by, Mort! I appreciate you taking the time to comment. Happy Baking!
-Jamie
This Ritz chicken recipe looks sooo good that I am making it for dinner. Thank you.
Thanks so much for stopping by, Jeannie! I appreciate you taking the time to comment. Happy Baking!
-Jamie
This is my favorite chicken recipe!! I eat the chicken with honey mustard and loved it!!!
So happy to hear you enjoyed the chicken, Sharon! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your feedback!
-Jamie
I went one step further. Chopped mushrooms, spinach and mixed with ricotta cheese and stuffed the chicken breasts. The family said the best chicken breasts they’ve ever had.
So happy to hear you enjoyed the chicken, Rob! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your feedback!
-Jamie
I do this, but, instead of dipping in egg, I have put the breasts and a ton of ranch dressing in a gallon size bag and let it sit in the fridge for at least an hour, normally a few, as a marinade.
I dip the chicken into the spiced cracker mixture, as indicated. I use the Ritz garden vegetable crackers, and add salt, pepper, and paprika. Sometimes I might sprinkle in some Parmesan.
I bake at 350, covered with aluminum foil, for 45 minutes, and then uncover for the last 15 min.
My breasts are always tender and juicy after I do it this way.
Thanks so much for stopping by, Monica! I appreciate you taking the time to comment. Happy Baking!
-Jamie