Bake Cheez-It Chicken Strips

Name: Bake Cheez-It Chicken Strips
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 12 -15 slices boneless skinless chicken breasts (strips); 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise (use fat free or reduced fat if you wish, it doesn't change the flavor); 2 -3 cups Cheez-It crackers (I use the reduced fat); 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 teaspoon garlic salt; 1 teaspoon black pepper

Submitted by chefbren

"This is a bit different than the other cheez-it chicken recipes posted. I use mayo to keep the chicken juicy. This is a favorite of my boys, and reasonably lower in fat than fried chicken strips."

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Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 6
Serves:: 4

ingredients

12 -15 slices boneless skinless chicken breasts (strips)
1 ¹⁄₂ cups mayonnaise (use fat free or reduced fat if you wish, it doesn't change the flavor)
2 -3 cups Cheez-It crackers (I use the reduced fat)
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon black pepper

directions

Put the cheez-its and seasonings in the food processor and process until the mixture resembles course crumbs. You could also crush with a rolling bin in a plastic bag, but doing this in the processer is faster!
Using a spatula, spread the mayo on both sides of the chicken.
Dip the chicken in the crumb mixture, taking care to make sure the chicken is covered completely. Shake off the excess.
Put on a cookie sheet that has been sprayed with cooking spray or line the cookie sheet with foil and then spray, that way you won't have a mess to clean up.
Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.

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Reviews

Yum! I was looking for a way to use up a box of cheez-it crackers and decided on this. We all enjoyed it very much, the cayenne pepper made it stand out. Thanks!

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I love to cook. I have three boys ages 11 to 16 months, so I have to censor my ingredients at times. My favorite chef is Rachael Ray from Food Network, her 30 minute meals cookbook is great. Recently, my 7 year old son has shown an interest in cooking, so I have been looking for easy recipes for the two of us to cook together. My husband stays at home with the boys while I work outside the home. It works out great, he does all the cleaning and I do the cooking. He never complains about the mess I make when I cook lasagna or enchiladas, as long as there are leftovers! Before I found recipezaar, I would mainly watch Food Network, but some of their recipes are so involved, I really appreciate a site like this where "normal" people are reviewing the recipes.

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