I would make this for company. It is a great dish (easy 4 ingredients) that you can make for Sunday dinner to this point and it will bake in 15 minutes. I have made it twice and Mike likes it. 2 Chicken breasts will feed 4 people easily as it made 8 pieces the first time and 9 the second. I can see some herbs on this in the future but my hubby likes things plain so this is it for now. I can see children loving this. It is crispy on the outside and moist and tender inside.
Cut
2 large chicken breasts into 4 pieces each and pound to flatten a little. Sprinkle with a little garlic powder, onion powder and black pepper. (there is enough salt in the crackers and cheese) Crush enough
Ritz crackers fine to make 1 generous cup. Pour into a flat bowl. You will need about 1 1/2 C. grated
cheddar cheese in a flat bowl and 1/2 C.
whipping cream in a third flat bowl. Dip each piece of chicken in the whipping cream on both sides. Then lay the chicken it in the cheese and press some on the top rather than turning it over. Then do the same in the cracker crumbs. Some of the cheese will fall into the crumbs, just pick it out and press it onto the chicken. Put on a well greased cookie sheet. Put in the refrigerator until ready to bake. This can be made several hours ahead.
Bake in a 450 oven for 15 minutes or until crispy brown. Serve with a creamy chicken gravy. You can make one with a can of cream of chicken soup 1/3 C. sour cream, 2 T. milk and a pinch of thyme or sage or both. Or make one from scratch, which I did. I am not a big fan of cream soups but they work in a pinch.
