Ritzy- Parmesan Chicken Fingers

 I wanted something quick and easy for dinner one night earlier this month and thought I'd just make some homemade chicken fingers and French fries. It's something we have perhaps once a month or so and I really don't even use a recipe most nights. But this particular night I realized I had no breadcrumbs (I typically keep fresh breadcrumbs made from leftover bread/crusts in our freezer). I didn't have any breadcrumbs or panko crumbs in the pantry either so I started poking around to see what I could find. 

I saw that we had a box of Ritz crackers and figured that would work! So I set to work.. 



Ingredients:

10 chicken tenderloins

1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup milk

2 sleeves Ritz crackers; crushed

1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese

1 tsp. garlic powder

1 tsp. Italian seasonings

1/2 tsp. rosemary 


Step 1: I like to make a little assembly line with the flour in one dish, the milk in another and then I combine the Ritz, cheese, & seasoning altogether in a Ziploc bag. I prep my cookie/baking sheet with some foil or parchment paper and preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Step 2: Coat the chicken in the flour, then the milk and then into the bag to coat with the seasonings. I lay them out on my baking sheet until all pieces are coated. 

Step 3: Cook for 15-20 minutes until an instant read thermometer says the internal temperature has reached 165. 



For this particular dinner I made butternut squash fries and heated up some peas to go with our chicken.
My boys won't eat the squash fries though so I made them regular fries instead.


It was delicious and I was asked if I remembered to write down the recipe since everyone loved it!  

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Comments

  1. Your meal looks really good! Ritz crackers are the best- so versatile!!

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  2. I would have never have thought! Looks crunchy and flavorsome!

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  3. I used to make oven baked chicken like this all the time, but it's been years! I need to make this one, I know my people would love it for one of our family dinner nights. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  4. I would have never thought to use Ritz crackers as breading! What a great idea! This sounds so yummy!

    Jill - Doused in Pink

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    1. Thanks! I use Ritz crackers to top my baked fish and my chicken, broccoli, and rice casserole so I figured why not?

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  5. Looks delicious! I do love some Ritz rackers. Pretzels make a nice coating in a crunch too.

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    1. I bet pretzels would work great but I rarely have those on hand.

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  6. Oh I think my girls would love these-thanks so much for sharing- will def give them a shot!

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  7. These sound so good, and I bet they'd be a hit with my kids! Yum!

    www.lovinglifemoore.com

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  8. Oh these look amazing! Our kids would definitely approve of these. Adding them to my list of recipes to try!

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  9. I love ritz crackers and I bet this tastes delicious. I will have to give this a try.

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  10. That's a very smart substitution! My mom used to crush up corn flakes. Just make sure not to use the frosted variety! I try to keep an extra breadcrumb package in the pantry. It just goes on my grocery list when I run out of it.

    https://marshainthemiddle.com/

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    1. Thank you! I have used corn flakes too but then we stopped buying cereal years and years ago... right around the time everyone stopped drinking milk too (I'm still not sure how/what that happened!).

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  11. Jodie's Touch of StyleNovember 13, 2024 at 2:55 PM

    Great idea to use what you have.
    XOXO
    Jodie

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  12. Yum! This is a classic, comfort food for me!

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  13. I love ritz crackers and make a ritzy chicken sometimes... this sounds similar! It looks delicious!

    Carrie
    curlycraftymom.com

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  14. Yummy! What a great idea. I love Ritz crackers!

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  15. Joanne,
    These look so yummy...I will definitely be trying these....Thanks so much for sharing and thanks for stopping by!! I hope you are having a great week!!
    Hugs,
    Deb
    Debbie-Dabble Blog

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  16. This looks soooooooo good! If only I lived closer, I would pop over for a try, haha. :)

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  17. Oh my goodness, these look so delicious! I bet my kids would try them!

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