Cheez-it Chicken With Mushroom Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 -4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 3 cups cheez-it crackers
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup half-and-half cream
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 0.5 (7/8 ounce) envelope good seasons garlic and herb seasoning mix
• 1 1/2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
• 4 tablespoons butter, divided
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of chicken and mushroom soup
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 1 tablespoon college inn culinary broth, wine & herbs (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cut chicken breasts into halves or thirds, depending on their size.
• 2 whisk the eggs and half & half together and pour into a large flat bowl or pan.
• 3 combine the cheez-it crackers and salad dressing mix in a food processor and process until the crackers are reduced to fine crumbs, then pour into a separate dish.
• 4 pour the shredded cheese into a third dish.
• 5 dip each chicken piece in the milk mixture, then in the cheese (you will have to press the cheese onto the chicken), then in the cracker crumbs.
• 6 as each piece is coated, arrange it into a baking dish (one with a rack is ideal).
• 7 cover and bake at 400 degrees for 35 minutes.
• 8 remove cover and bake an additional 10-15 minutes until tops are nicely browned.
• 9 meanwhile, saute mushrooms in 2 t of the butter over medium heat for 3-5 minutes.
• 10 stir in the soup, sour cream, broth and remaining 2 t of butter and heat through.
• 11 to serve, ladle the sauce over the chicken pieces (the sauce is fantastic on rice or mashed potatoes too).