I haven’t mentioned this on my blog yet, but my all-time favorite food happens to be fried chicken. In fact, I think I can safely say that fried chicken is a part of my heritage. I was born in the great state of Kentucky. You know—-the home of Colonel Sanders and his famous Kentucky Fried Chicken. Well, the colonel wasn’t the only one making great fried chicken in Kentucky. I come from a long line of women who claimed fried chicken as their specialty dish. Before my grandmother passed away, my husband used to say, “Your grandmother’s chicken is the best. Your mom’s is the second best, and yours is third!” Now, don’t get me wrong. He loves my fried chicken, too, but he noticed that with each step backward along the branches of the family tree, the fried chicken got better! And guess what.  It just so happens that my grandmother and Colonel Sanders were buried in the same section of the same cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky. We think of it as a tribute to the wonderful fried chicken dinners she made for our family for so many years.

Well, I have a chicken recipe for you today. It’s not fried chicken, but it’s still crispy and delicious. It’s made with Cheez-It crackers! And it not only tastes great, it’s easy to make, it only has four ingredients, and it’s kid-friendly to boot. I just love it when a recipe has everything going for it, and this one definitely does.  To make Cheez-It Chicken, you’ll need chicken tenders, butter, sour cream, and of course some Cheez-It crackers.

Crush the Cheez-Its by placing them in a large ziploc bag and rolling over them with a rolling pin.

Preheat the oven to 375. Roll the chicken tenders in the sour cream and then in the Cheez-It crumbs. Place them in a baking dish.

Drizzle with the melted butter.

Bake at 375 for 40 minutes.