Crispy Oven Baked Chicken Breasts
Your family is going to love this easy way of making chicken in your oven. So, break out your oven mitts, pour a glass of wine, and turn your oven on because you're about to make the best quick and easy chicken recipe for your picky eaters.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 4 boneless chicken breasts (about 2 lbs)
- 2 cups crushed saltine crackers
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1 tsp salt
- garlic powder to taste (or seasoning of choice)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F and grease a large baking dish.
- Pound the chicken breasts into thin even pieces. This step is optional, but gives you more of that crispy outer edge.
- In a large shallow bowl, mix together the crushed crackers, salt and seasoning of your choice.
- Dip the chicken breasts into the melted butter, and then press into the cracker mixture, evenly coating them on all sides. Arrange the chicken into your prepared dish. If you have any extra melted butter left when you're done, you can evenly pour it into your dish.
- Bake for 25-45 minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink with an internal temperature of 165 degrees F. The time will greatly depend on the size and thickness of your chicken. If you choose not to pound it, it may take longer.
Notes
- How many crackers does it take to make 2 cups crushed? Approximately 55 crackers, which should be about 1 1/2 sleeves.
- Can I use another type of cracker? Yes! Ritz crackers also work well. Any cracker that crushes well into small pieces would also work.
- Are you looking for the easiest way to crush the crackers? I simply place them in a large Ziplock bag and use a rolling pin, but you can also crush them in a food processor. This grandma is too lazy to do a bunch of dishes, so the bag method is preferred.