Cheese Cracker Crusted Chicken
Recipe: #41632
September 24, 2023
Categories: Salads, Main Dish Salad, Chicken Lettuce, Boneless Pieces, more
"Use your favorite cheese crackers (we buy cheese-its) but a wonderful way to use leftover crackers. Recipe source: Bon Appetit (September, 2022)"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (704.4 g)
- Calories 989
- Total Fat - 72.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 21.2 g
- Cholesterol - 603.6 mg
- Sodium - 1051.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 27.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 9.3 g
- Sugars - 4.8 g
- Protein - 59.8 g
- Calcium - 843.7 mg
- Iron - 7.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 18.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0.5 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Place the lettuce in a large bowl and chill.
Step 2
Pat chicken with paper towels and then working with one thigh at a time, place the chicken between 2 sheets of plastic wrap and using a meat mallet or other heavy items (rolling pin, etc) pound to 1/4 inch thickness.
Step 3
Season with salt and pepper.
Step 4
Repeat with remaining chicken thighs.
Step 5
In a food processor or a blender pulse the crackers until they are the consistency of sand.
Step 6
Transfer them to a shallow bowl or pie dish and stir in a bit of salt.
Step 7
In another pie dish or shallow bowl add the flour.
Step 8
In a third pie dish add the beaten eggs and 1 tablespoon mustard.
Step 9
Working with one thigh at time, dredge chicken in the flour and then in the egg mixture and finally in the cracker mixture, pressing to adhere the cracker mixture to the chicken.
Step 10
Transfer to baking sheet.
Step 11
Repeat with remaining chicken.
Step 12
In a large skillet over medium high heat add enough oil to come up about 1/4" up the sides and heat. Working in batches cook chicken for a few minutes on each side or until brown and crisp.
Step 13
Transfer to wire rack.
Step 14
In a bowl whisk together the scallions, lemon juice, pinch of salt and 1 tablespoon mustard and then season with the pepper.
Step 15
Gradually whisk in the olive oil until dressing is smooth.
Step 16
Remove lettuce from the fridge and drizzle dressing over.
Step 17
Add herbs and toss.
Step 18
Divide the salad and chicken among the plates.
Step 19
Serve with lemon wedges, if desired.
Tips
No special items needed.