Popcorn Chicken

Submitted by: D74LeadinLady

Difficulty Rating: Easy

AKA: Cheesy Baked Chicken from cooks.com

INGREDIENTS:

• One sleeve of Ritz Crackers
• 1lb of Chicken Tenders
• One Bag of Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese (Optional - we prefer without it)
• 2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil (divided)
• 1 tsp Pepper
• 1 tsp Parsley Flakes
• 1 tsp Salt

DIRECTIONS:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Crush the sleeve of Ritz crackers in a large bowl until fine enough to use as breading
• Add pepper, salt and parsley flakes to the Ritz cracker breading, mix.
• Add one tablespoon of Extra Virgin Olive Oil to the bottom of the pan.
• Rinse each piece of chicken with water and roll each piece of chicken through the breading.
• Sprinkle extra breading over the top of the chicken in the pan.
• If using cheese, sprinkle cheese over the top of the chicken.
• Add 1 tablespoon of Extra Virgin Olive Oil to the top of the chicken.
• Bake for 30 minutes.

*Recipe also says it works great with pork, but I haven't tried it.