Crispy Cheddar Chicken

I find all my recipes for dinner on Pinterest and lately I have been searching for dinners that include cooking chicken breasts. I came across a recipe called Crispy Cheddar Chicken and it immediately grabbed my attention. The picture posted made it look so delicious yet simple. Once I read the recipe I realized I had done something like this before but the breading came prepackaged. I decided to do this recipe because it had me try a few new things, like using Ritz crackers on my chicken. Reading the recipe it looked easy enough if I just followed the steps. The only part that I thought might have been difficult was getting both the cheese and crushed crackers to stay on the chicken as the breading. Nonetheless chicken covered and baked with cheese sounded amazing to me.  Step one was to cut the chicken into 3 tenders. Next I dipped the chicken pieces in milk, then shredded cheese, and finally our crushed up Ritz crackers. As I predicted, the cheese would not stay on when I would try to put the crackers on, but as I read down the recipe, it said not to worry about it. The recipe called for a pan to be sprayed with cooking spray before I laid the chicken down, but I decided to lay foil down instead.  I knew the chicken would make a mess and stick to it made the clean up process easier by laying down foil. The recipe said to sprinkle dried parsley on the chicken, but my sister is allergic to parsley so I had to leave it out. I covered my pan in foil and popped it in the 400 degree oven for 35 minutes. While the chicken was baking I started on the sauce. I poured a can of cream of chicken soup in a small pot, added 2 tablespoons of sour cream, and 2 tablespoons of butter, and heated it up until it all melted together. When there was 25 minutes left on the oven I uncovered my chicken and put it back in for 10 more minutes. When it was done the chicken came out golden brown with a few dark spots here and there, but the chicken was nice and juicy on the inside. You could smell the Ritz crackers and see the melted cheese all over the chicken and pan. I could tell it was going to be scrumptious. I laid out three pieces for each of my family members and poured the sauce on the chicken and told them to eat up. Everybody loved it! They would not stop complementing me on how delicious it was. I did cut the cooking time short by 10 or 15 minutes to keep the chicken moist, but the chicken was cooked thoroughly. The sauce tasted way better than I expected. I did not think its flavor would complement the crispy cheddar chicken the way it did. My favorite part was the melted cheese on the bottom of the pan. It may not have been crispy but it was delicious! Other than the cooking time the recipe was perfect. My family was already asking me to make it again! Feeding a family of 10 is hard to do, especially when you have picky eaters. This recipe was enjoyed by all of us and I will definitely be cooking it again. I highly recommend it to beginner cookers mostly because it is so simple but flavorful.

You can find the recipe at http://jamiecooksitup.net/2011/10/crispy-cheddar-chicken/