Note: Not to be confused with the popular Indian dish, Butter Chicken – one of my favorites.
“Chicken breasts are dipped in beaten eggs and cracker crumbs, then baked with butter. These chicken breasts are really tender and moist. Excellent flavor! I never have leftovers.” – AllRecipes.com. This recipe has over 2100 reviews with a 4 1/2 stars rating. Head over to read the rave reviews yourself!
I love when a recipe calls for just a few ingredients but still delivers on taste. To make this chicken all you need are four boneless, skinless chicken breasts, 2 eggs, Ritz crackers, garlic salt and pepper. You can easily adapt the flavor by using your favorite seasonings.
Simply dip the chicken in eggs, then dredge in the cracker crumbs and place in a 9×13 baking dish that has been lightly sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Last, top chicken evenly with pieces of butter.
NOTE: For this dinner, I needed to bake one chicken breast separate for my daughter with an egg allergy. Instead of dipping the breast in eggs, I dipped it in plain yogurt and then the cracker crumbs, baking it in a small baking dish. She absolutely loved it! She ate the whole chicken breast, which was shocking because she usually eats like a bird.
Bake on middle rack of oven (pre-heated at 375 degrees F) for 40 to 45 minutes or until chicken breasts reach a safe minimum 165 degree F internal temperature.
Famous Butter Chicken
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup crushed Ritz crackers or similar butter crackers
- 1/2 cup butter, cut into pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- pepper to taste
Directions
TIP
*The recipe calls for placing the butter around the chicken, but I opted to place the butter on top of the chicken – it turned out wonderful! Add your favorite poultry seasonings for extra flavor (garlic/onion powder and more).
I am sharing this awesome chicken recipe at Weekend Potluck.
We have been making “Cracker Chicken” for 30 years. We dip it in melted butter and then in crumbs. I drizzle a little more butter on top. I also make some extra crumbs and toss them in our rice. Yum!
It looks really good I will try it. Ann
Yummy! Tomorrow sounds like a good day to make this, it is 5 below zero, have the ingredients! Thank you! Plus, your single dish with one breast in it, reminds me how I cooked for my daughter 40 years ago. She had an allergy to all milk products, so I cooked many things alone like this!
Can you use Chicken legs and thighs also
I made this tonight for dinner and it was delicious I will definitely be making it again.
I have been making "Cracker Chicken for 50 years. We skip the egg and just dip the chicken in butter and then the Ritz Cracker crumbs. If you are in a hurry you can cut the chicken breasts in three strips and they will cook much faster. I don't add any salt at all. The salt on the crackers is enough for us. I serve it with white rice which we mix the pan crumbs with. Delish!
Our favorite Indian takeaway meal!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Maree Plane
Soooo good. Can't wait to make it again.
This is now my top go to chicken recipe. I used the bacon ritz crackers and talk about one super easy and moist chicken recipe. My husband is requesting it again for tonight's dinner too.
This recipe is such a Winner!!
It's sooo easy and delicious! I made the Club Cracker version and now it's a FAVORITE in my house!! 🤗🤗
I would crush up some French's fried onions and mix with the crackers and some parma cheese. 😋
Shazammm!!!! This is why I love reading the comments, found my choice with Town House crackers. Thanks all!
I used saltine crackers because I did not have Ritz I put 1/2 tsp salt and pepper mixed and 1/2 of garlic powder I didn't have the garlic salt then I put the butter on top and around the chicken
Will it work well with thighs?
So easy & so Onolicious
Love recipes like this with only a few ingredients. This is perfect on a bed of linguine or fettuccine Alfredo !! Thank you.
I found this on Pinterest and tried it tonight … delicious! (I used Club crackers because that's what I had on hand.) I did think it was a bit salty so I might cut back on the garlic salt next time, but overall it was very good 🙂 I'm curious to see how the leftovers will taste, hopefully just as good. Thanks for a great recipe!
Wonderful recipe. Cooked just a recipe stated and family loved it. Will be trying again with Town House Crackers.
Can YOU say OMG!!!! I made this the first time with toasted bread crumbs and it turned out Terrific!
I am made another BATCH today using Townhouse Crackers (after reading the comments).
Thank you so much for sharing such a Scrumpdelicious Recipe that my family and I LOVE 💕
It looks to me like wild rice. Rice-a-Roni has one if you want simple or you could make yourself. Delish! 🙂
I'm am definitely going to make this but would love to make it with the rice also. Does anyone know what the rice is called? I have been searching so I could make it and simply cannot find it. Thank you!
To me, it looks like some form of dirty white rice with ground meat.
Truly, it looks like uncle been wild rice. Which is really easy and good.. I'm not sure of course but I've made this chicken and I know it would pair well with it.
I just realized, I should have used my all time favorite crackers instead: Town House crackers, they are even more buttery than Ritz! It's 12.31.16 right now, 4:5pm and they are baking in the oven as I type, 11 more minutes! The kitchen smells wonderful!
Cook covered or uncovered?
Cook covered or uncovered?
Thanks for sharing. But i think i'll skip the garlic
Oops, I just looked at the pics again… UNCOVERED 💖
I used the new Everything ritz crackers. I don't use garlic salt, but I did add garlic powder, onion powder & sea salt to the cracker crumbs. I also salted and peppered the chicken before dipping it into the eggs.
Will know in another 20 minutes if my choices were good.
This was an easy recipe that I chose last minute so I wouldn't waste the chicken breasts I had defrosted.
I love cooking chicken this way and as a variation I will mix coconut in with the craker mixture and use coconut oil instead of butter….delish!
About how many Ritz crackers makes i cup?
If you are watching your sodium intake, try Mrs. Dash blend Garlic with Herbs, its wonderful to replace garlic salt, then add a little salt if you like or not.
For those of us watching our salt intake, will garlic powder work instead of the garlic salt? If I do add salt, I can control it whereas maybe not as much with the garlic salt. Thanks! Stan
This looks awesome, I'm always looking for new chicken recipes! 🙂
Looks luscious and tasty! Love simple dishes like this….and butter ALWAYS makes everything taste better. =D
I think I will try this way and with the new bacon ritz. Looks really yummy
This is similar to what my mom made when I was growing up. Instead of Ritz crackers, she often used corn flakes. Cheaper back then, when you were feeding family of ten.
I love any recipe that includes Ritz crackers, and this one looks a winner! Even better….baked in butter. Pinned. Thanks for sharing.
This looks yummy; thanks for sharing!
Cheers,
Lori in Atlanta