Chihuahua Cheddar Chicken Recipes

RITZY CHEDDAR CHICKEN BREASTS

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.

CILANTRO SALSA-VERDE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
• Add onion and garlic and saute until soft.
• Add chicken breasts and saute until golden brown.
• Add salsa verde, chicken broth and cilantro.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes.
• Serve over rice or couscous and sprinkle with the chopped fresh tomatoes and green onion.

DEEP DISH CHEDDAR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Saute onion in 1/4 cup butter.
• Blend in flour and seasonings.
• Gradually add milk, stirring constantly until thickened.
• Add chicken, cheese, and broccoli; mix well; and spoon into 13x9 baking dish.
• Separate rolls into 1 large (long) and 2 small rectangles; firmly press perforations to seal.
• Cut large rectangle into 4 strips lengthwise. Place on top of casserole.
• Cut small rectangles into 8 strips crosswise (4 each).
• Create a lattice pattern by weaving the short pieces over and under the long pieces.
• Brush with melted butter.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.

APPLE CHEDDAR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in an ovenproof dish. Season with salt and pepper according to taste (remember, the crackers add salt).
• Slice apples or use canned apples place on top of chicken.
• Put crushed Ritz crackers on top.
• Bake at 350°F for 30 to 45 minutes or until chicken is done.
• Before serving top with Cheese Whiz or cheddar cheese soup.
• *If you use cheddar cheese soup thin with a little milk.

CRISPY CHEDDAR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut each chicken breast into 3 large chunks.
• In a small food processor grind up the ritz crackers.
• Pour the milk, cheese and cracker crumbs into 3 separate small pans. Toss the 1/4 t salt and 1/8 t pepper into the cracker crumbs and stir the mixture around to combine.
• Dip each piece of chicken into the milk then the cheese and finally the cracker crumbs.
• Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray and lay the chicken inside the pan.
• Sprinkle the dried parsley over the chicken.
• Cover the pan with tin foil and bake at 400 degrees for 35 minutes. Remove the tin foil, bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until the edges of the chicken are golden brown and crispy.
• Into a medium sized sauce pan combine the cream of chicken soup, sour cream and butter with a whisk. Stir it over medium high heat until the sauce is nice and hot. Serve over the chicken.

RANCH CHEDDAR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Mix together ranch dressing and flour. Coat chicken breasts with ranch/flour mixture and refrigerate in a container for 15-20 minutes.
• Arrange coated chicken on a baking sheet. Combine both cheeses and sprinkle over chicken breasts. Bake 25 minutes and serve.

CHIHUAHUA CHEDDAR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Remove any excess skin or fat from thighs and place them in a glass baking dish.
• Cover thighs with foil and bake for 45 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.
• Meanwhile, in a bowl, mix salsa verde with sour cream.
• After the 45 minutes, take the chicken out of the oven and pour the salsa mix over them.
• Put chicken back in the oven without the foil and bake for 20 more minutes.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle with cheese.