Best Cheesey Chicken Breasts Recipes
RITZY CHEDDAR CHICKEN BREASTS
They're as good as they sound: cheesy chicken cutlets coated with buttery Ritz crackers. Skipping the usual flour-egg-bread crumb dredge, this recipe relies instead on a flavorful base layer of tangy sour cream, which has lactic acid that tenderizes boneless, skinless chicken breasts beautifully. When it comes to breaded white meat, thin cutlets are ideal, which you can buy from the store or achieve by slicing thick breasts in half horizontally (no pounding necessary). They cook more evenly this way, staying tender throughout as they're quickly baked in a hot oven. Serve with something fresh - a big green salad, perhaps - to balance the wonderful richness of this nostalgic number.
Provided by Eric Kim
Categories dinner, weeknight, poultry, main course
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Position rack in the bottom third of the oven and heat oven to 450 degrees. Place an ovenproof wire rack over a sheet pan. Dab a folded-up paper towel with olive oil and rub it over the wire rack to grease it.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the sour cream, egg white and Dijon mustard until smooth. Season with salt. Lay the chicken flat on a cutting board and carve each breast in half horizontally so you end up with four thin cutlets. Add the chicken to the sour cream mixture, and using your hands, smear the sour cream all over the chicken.
- In a large bowl, crush the Ritz crackers into coarse pieces with your fingers. Some crackers will turn to rubble while others turn to dust. Add the cheese, garlic powder, onion powder and olive oil. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and toss until evenly distributed. Holding one of the chicken cutlets by its thinner end, add to the bowl with the crumbs, and using your hands, pack the crumbs onto the chicken, pressing them in to create a thick coating. Transfer the breaded chicken to the rack in the sheet pan. Repeat with the remaining three cutlets.
- Bake the cutlets until the outsides are crispy and the insides are no longer pink, 10 to 15 minutes. Let the chicken cool slightly so the coating can set, about 5 minutes, before transferring to plates and serving.
CHEDDAR BAKED CHICKEN
This recipe is very quick and easy to prepare. The flavors blend to make it rather tasty. It is great with plain white rice and your favorite vegetable. Why not give it a try?
Provided by Judy
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 50m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a medium baking dish with 1/4 cup melted butter.
- In a bowl, mix the flour, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. In a separate bowl, beat together the egg and milk. In a third bowl, mix the cheese, bread crumbs, cereal. Dredge chicken pieces in the flour mixture, dip in the egg mixture, then press in the breadcrumb mixture to coat. Arrange in the prepared baking dish. Drizzle 2 tablespoons butter evenly over chicken.
- Bake 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until coating is golden brown and chicken juices run clear.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 368.4 calories, Carbohydrate 19.9 g, Cholesterol 119.5 mg, Fat 22.1 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 22.1 g, SaturatedFat 13 g, Sodium 866 mg, Sugar 1.4 g
CHEESY CHICKEN BREAST
This dish is an easy and great way to serve boneless chicken breast that will please the family. Kids really love this. A quick and easy dish for a midweek meal.
Provided by Expat in Holland
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 55m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a bowl combine oil and garlic and let set for 15minutes.
- In a bowl combine breadcrumbs, pepper, salt and paprika. Stir well.
- Add parmesan cheese, cheddar cheese and parsley to the breadcrumb mixture and stir well to combine.
- Dip chicken breast into oil to coat on both sides, then dip into crumb mixture coating well on both sides. Place chicken breast on greased baking dish.
- Repeat with all chicken breasts.
- Drizzle remaining oil over chicken breasts.
- Bake at 400° for 35 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let rest 5 minutes before serving.
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