Cheese Cracker Crusted Chicken Recipe
Are you fresh out of ideas for kid-friendly dinner ideas? You are going to LOVE this!
This cheese cracker crusted chicken is completely kid friendly and it tastes amazing so you won’t mind at all when your kids start requesting it for dinner.
My kids love to cook (and I am solidly behind teaching them anything that frees up extra time on my end) so I’m always searching for recipes that they can make on their own. One of their favorite recipes to eat is a peanut crusted chicken so we made an easier alternative to that uses crushed cheese crackers.
This recipe is super simple (my 8 year old makes it on his own with minimal supervision) and it made a really tasty dinner that everyone in the family approved of.
This would even be great for lunch or heated for leftovers the next day.
Ingredients
- 1 pound of boneless, skinless chicken breast, sliced into strips
- 2 cups of cheese crackers
- 3/4 cup of italian flavored breadcrumbs
- 2 egg whites
- Wheat germ (optional)
Preparation
Ingredients
- 1 pound of boneless, skinless chicken breast, sliced into strips
- 2 cups of cheese crackers
- 3/4 cup of italian flavored breadcrumbs
- 2 egg whites
- Wheat germ (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°.
- Spray the bottom of a cookie sheet with olive oil spray or non-stick cooking spray.
- Put the cheese crackers and breadcrumbs in a plastic baggie and seal the bag, locking in as little air as possible to prevent the bag from tearing. Crush the crackers by hand.
- Set up a breading station with two large bowls, one filled with egg white and just a bit of water combined and one filled with the cracker/breadcrumb mixture.
- Dip each piece of chicken, first into the egg white, then into the cracker/breadcrumb mixture. If you want a thicker breading, repeat.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink in the center. Serve with your dipping sauce of choice.
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This looks delish! I have to get my kids to make it and try it one night. Would it be ok if I used this in our weekly newsletter? I love posting recipes, especially ones kids can do. You can check out my site at the link above and I publish the newsletter every Thursday.
Great idea! When I first met my husband, this was one of his favorite dishes to make himself, and for us. My mother in law had taught him to make it many years before. Nice to see the tradition lives on in other families! Maybe someday your son will make this for his new bride!
Love this! My son loves cheese crackers and chicken strips and he’s been asking more and more to help in the kitchen so that makes this perfect for us to try out.
Sounds delicious…..can’t wait to try this!
Easy recipes like this are great to make with your kids! I bet later down the road he’ll add this to one of his family potluck recipes, and it will remind him of the fun bonding experience he had with his mom 🙂
What other types of ingredients could you crush up to make a crunchy topping?
Kelsey,
We’ve done peanuts, cornflakes, pecans. Just about anything can be used with this method. I’d love to hear about it if you find a good combination.
Glad to find this recipe. I knew it was possible to make this, but didn’t have a recipe.