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Cheez-It Fried Chicken
At a Glance
- Prep
- 10 minutes
- Cook
- 30 minutes
- Total
- 1 hr 20 min
- Yield
- 2.00 pounds of chicken
Categories
- Main
Cuisine
- American
Cooking Method
- Fry
Difficulty
- Easy
Dietary
- Non-Vegetarian
Allergens
- Possible Celery — check ingredient labels
- Possible Eggs — check ingredient labels
- Possible Milk — check ingredient labels
Servings & Nutrition
Original recipe serves 4. Current scale: 1x.
Nutrition and servings are approximate based on the ingredient list. Please verify for dietary or medical needs.
This recipe for Cheez-It Fried Chicken brings together 2 1/2-3 lbs fryer chickens, cut up, 1 1/2 cups sunshine Cheez-It crackers, crushed to fine crumbs, 1 teaspoon salt in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 1 hr 20 min to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 2 servings.
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Ingredients
- 2 1/2-3 lbs fryer chickens, cut up
- 1 1/2 cups sunshine Cheez-It crackers, crushed to fine crumbs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon celery salt or 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup shortening
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Instructions
Clean, wash, and dry chicken.
In shallow pan, combine Cheez-It® Cracker crumbs with salt, oregano, and celery salt.
Roll pieces of chicken in crumbs until well coated.
Dip chicken in mixture of egg and milk.
Roll again in remaining crumbs until well coated.
In a large fry pan, brown chicken a few pieces at a time, in shortening.
When all pieces are browned, arrange back in fry pan.
Cover and cook over low heat until tender, about 30 minutes.
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