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Cheez-It Cracker Chicken Bites

May 1, 2019 By Lilly

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Cheesy baked homemade chicken nuggets! A fun and easy snack or meal made with crackers and ranch seasoning.

The beauty about these 4 ingredient chicken bites is that the Cheez-Its provide the delicious cheesy taste as well as the crunch everyone wants in a chicken finger, and the ranch seasoning gives it all the flavor it needs.You simply crush the crackers in a large Ziploc bag with a rolling pin. This is fun stuff!

Serve these little chicken bites as an after school snack, appetizer, lunch or even for dinner with ranch dressing for dipping. Don’t forget to add a little fiber in there with carrot sticks, celery or anything else that goes well with ranch.

These crispy, cheesy chicken nuggets are delicious! My kids devoured them.

4 Ingredient Easy Cheddar Ranch Chicken Tenders - The entire family will love this easy chicken recipe! It's cheap, easy and fun to make.

You will only need 4 simple ingredients for this unique chicken recipe: chicken, cheez-its, ranch seasoning mix and buttermilk.

1Start by cutting the chicken into bite sized pieces. Then mix together a packet of ranch seasoning mix with 2 cups of buttermilk. Marinate the chicken in the buttermilk mixture for at least 1 hour.

2While the chicken is marinating, place about 4 cups of Cheez-Its in a large Ziploc bag and crush the crackers into little crumbs.

3Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Dip each piece of buttermilk ranch soaked chicken into the cracker crumbs, and then place them on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for about 20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.

4 Ingredient Easy Cheddar Ranch Chicken Bites - The entire family will love this easy chicken recipe! It's cheap, easy and fun to make. The Lazy Dish #thelazydish #chicken

Serve with ranch dressing for dipping. 🙂

4 Ingredient Easy Cheddar Ranch Chicken Tenders - The entire family will love this easy chicken recipe! It's cheap, easy and fun to make. The Lazy Dish #thelazydish

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Cheesy Ranch Chicken Bites (4 Ingredients!)

These easy baked chicken nuggets are cheesy, crispy and out-of-this-world delicious! My entire family practically inhaled them. This is a simple homemade chicken nugget recipe with a really fun twist. They are perfect as an after school snack, meal or even party food. Quick and easy to make with Cheez-its and ranch seasoning.

Course: Snack
Keyword: cheesy, Cheezits, chicken, chicken bites, chicken fingers, chicken nuggets, crispy, ranch
Servings: 25 pieces
Ingredients
  • 2 chicken breasts (cut into bite-sized pieces)
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 1 packet ranch seasoning mix
  • 4 cups Cheez-It crackers
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, mix together the buttermilk and entire packet of ranch seasoning mix.

  2. Place the chicken in the bowl and coat well. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least one hour.

  3. Meanwhile, place the cheese crackers in a large Ziploc bag and crush them with a rolling pin until you have crumbs. The smaller, the better!

  4. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

  5. Completely coat each piece of chicken in the cheese cracker crumb mixture and place them on a parchment lined baking sheet. *See notes

  6. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through. 

  7. Serve with ranch dressing for dipping. Yum!

Recipe Notes

It's best NOT to place the chicken directly into the crumb mixture bag as the crumbs will eventually get soggy, making them difficult to stick to the chicken. Use your fingers to sort of pour the crumbs over each piece of chicken over the bag for best results.

Don’t forget to pin and save this fun and easy chicken recipe for later!

Cheez-it Cracker Chicken Bites - The beauty about these 4 ingredient homemade chicken nuggets is that the Cheez Its provide the delicious cheesy taste as well as the crunch everyone wants in a chicken finger. You simply crush the crackers in a large Ziploc bag with a rolling pin. This is fun stuff! The ranch seasoning gives it all the flavor it needs. Serve these little chicken bites as an after school snack, appetizer, lunch or even for dinner with ranch dressing for dipping. My kids love them!

4 Ingredient Easy Cheddar Ranch Chicken Tenders - The entire family will love this easy oven baked chicken recipe! It's cheap, easy and fun to make. The Lazy Dish #thelazydish #chicken

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