You must try this Heavenly Chicken Recipe if you’re a chicken lover. This is buttery, moist, and delicious just like a cracker crust filled with chicken breast. Enjoy this savory dish!
It was about a month ago when I visited my friend. She served me with this delicious recipe. It was a very unique experience for me to try Ritz crackers with chickens. But once a bite was in my mouth, I felt like it was a heavenly dish. Yeah, no other word can beat its relish, softness, and tenderness.
Since then, I’ve been calling this heavenly chicken recipe. I asked my friend to share her secret recipe so that all of you can also enjoy this creamy buttery chicken with crackers.
It’s hard to stop yourself from eating this once you take its bite. Feel free to have it with green beans mixed with onions and bacon, broccoli mac, and roasted sweet potatoes.
In this blog post, I’m going to share a super yummy recipe of this mouth-watering buttery chicken recipe.
How to Make Heavenly Chicken Recipe at Home?
To make this super-moist, tender, creamy chicken, you need only 40 minutes. In the first ten minutes, you can do preparations like making sour cream dip, cheese, and other stuff. A half-hour is required to cook this heavenly chicken.
Serve this butter-drizzling chicken with crispy Ritz crackers. Collect ingredients and let’s make chicken together.
Ingredients
Here are the main ingredients you need to have in your kitchen to make this scrumptious creamy chicken:
- Skinless boneless chicken breast = 4
- Sour cream = 1 cup
- Garlic powder = 2 tablespoon
- Paprika = 1 teaspoon
- Onion powder = 1 teaspoon
- Crushed Ritz crackers = 1 ½ cups
- Melted butter = 2 tablespoons
- Parsley to garnish
Step-By-Step Guide To Make Superb Heavenly Chicken Recipe at Home
Follow this stepwise guide to make a buttery cheesy chicken recipe like an expert at home:
Step 1
Turn on your oven to preheat it to 375 degrees. Take a 9×3 inches baking dish and spray a nonstick spray over it evenly.
Step 2
Beat the chicken breasts to make all the pieces evenly thick at all ends.
Step 3
Take a bowl and pour sour cream in it. Also, sprinkle the required amount of onion powder, paprika, and garlic powder into it. Stir these ingredients in the sour cream to homogenize it.
Step 4
Take Ritz crackers in another shallow bowl.
Step 5
Dip each fillet of chicken breast in the sour cream at first. Then, coat this cream-dipped chicken breast with crumbs of Ritz crackers. Make sure to press the chicken in the crumbs mixture to make it crunchy outside.
Step 6
Put the chicken pieces in the sprayed baking dish. Load it with melted butter to make it more soft, tender, and delicious.
Step 7
Keep the baking dish in a preheated oven and bake it for almost half an hour.
Step 8
Keep aside the chicken for 3 to 4 minutes. After 4 minutes, cut the chicken into slices and serve with beans or roasted sweet potatoes.
Cooking Tips
Here are some tips that can help you in enjoying this heavenly chicken.
- Use chicken thighs as well if you like it.
- Avoid adding salt to this dish because Ritz crackers are salty. But if you like more salt, you can add it. It’s your choice.
- If you don’t have Ritz crackers in your kitchen, you can use bread crumbs. But make sure to add 1 teaspoon salt in plain unseasoned bread crumbs.
FAQs
How to store baked chicken?
To store baked chicken, you need to cool it at room temperature. Make sure to refrigerate it within 2 hours of chicken baking. The best way to store leftover chicken is in an airtight container. However, baked chicken can last for only 3-4 days in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
Can I make this in an air fryer?
Yes, you can make this in an air fryer. But air-fried chicken will not be as creamy and juicy as the real heavenly chicken slices.
Why is it called heavenly chicken?
It is called heavenly chicken because of its savory taste. Its mouth-watering taste and fragrance of chicken dredged in sour cream, cheese, salt, paprika, and garlic powder make it more sizzling. The drizzling butter and sizzling creamy tenderness make this chicken heavenly chicken.
Does this taste like sour cream?
No, it doesn’t taste like sour cream. The taste of this creamy chicken is evenly savory and delicious.
Concluding Remarks!
Thank you for following my amazing heavenly chicken recipe. Your family and friends will request you to make it again and again once you serve them. You can make it on any formal or informal occasion. Give it a try and make everyone admire your cooked foods. Enjoy this delicious meal!
