a fun chicken meal that children can assist with. The crackers are adored when crushed. If the measurements aren’t exact, don’t worry about it; just wing it!
| Prep Time: | 25 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 45 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 30 saltine crackers
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons dry potato flakes
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 egg
- 6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- 2 cups vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- Place crackers in a large resealable plastic bag; seal bag and crush crackers with a rolling pin until they are coarse crumbs. Add the flour, potato flakes, seasoned salt, and pepper and mix well.
- Beat egg in a shallow dish or bowl. One by one, dredge chicken pieces in egg, then place in bag with crumb mixture. Seal bag and shake to coat.
- Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Fry chicken, turning frequently, until golden brown and juices run clear, 15 to 20 minutes.
- The nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of the breading ingredients. The actual amount of the breading consumed will vary. We have determined the nutritional value of oil for frying based on a retention value of 10% after cooking. The exact amount will vary depending on cooking time and temperature, ingredient density, and the specific type of oil used.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 887 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 14 g |
| Cholesterol | 103 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 29 g |
| Saturated Fat | 11 g |
| Sodium | 389 mg |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 80 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Has anyone tried this exact recipe in air fryer? Love this recipe. Didn’t change anything except the dipping method as suggested by other reviews. Have cooked by the frying method always and is delicious!!
I’ve been making this recipe for YEARS. Back in 2004 I started adding more spices and that sent this dish to the stars for tastiness. I add: Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, a dash of red pepper flakes. It’s delicious with mashed potatoes and collards.
It tasted amazing! My family is very picky but they loved it. It was flaky and elicious! 100% recommend!
we’ve been looking for the ‘perfect’ coating for chicken and just couldn’t seem to find the one. We’ve made this one our own and love it! We make some seasoned flour, (use plenty of black pepper and a touch of cayenne and a little garlic salt) dip the chicken in that first then in the egg and then in the cracker mixture. This way the coating stays on really well. And we like good and brown. Our favorite is skinless boneless chicken thighs. It’s good the next day too if you are lucky enough to have any left over.
Absolutely hands down the best fried chicken I’ve ever made. We couldn’t stop eating it! The breading is the best and easy to make!
Wow, this was absolutely delicious! Crispy, tender and very flavorful. We pounded the chicken breasts (made it melt in mouth tender), added extra seasonings from other reviewers suggestions (1 tbl seasoned salt, 1 tbl garlic powder, 1 tsp black pepper, 1 tsp paprika). Also added 4 tbl potato flakes. We seasoned the chicken with salt, pepper and garlic powder before dredging in flour. Then egg wash and cracker coating. Also, pressing the cracker coating into the chicken helped keep it on when frying. Next time I’ll use 2 sleeves of crackers and double the seasonings etc. as we ran out of the cracker mixture. Wonderful, easy and delicious! This will definitely go into our dinner rotation. Thanks CASSJW!
I flattened my chicken breasts, then prepared per the recipe. I served Katsu sauce on the side. Delicious!
That was a great recipe for those who are not Gluten Intolerant. My husband cannot eat anything with wheat, oats, or barley. Thus, I used GF bread crumbs, after I spread some mayo onto the chicken breasts. I baked them at 400 degrees in my countertop oven until they reached 180 degrees. The chicken breasts were tender and juicy.
Very good! I used 4.2L deep fryer. At 350 degrees
Delicious! Family loved it. Very crunchy and moist.
Good! Added more spices as suggested by others
I did this except I used Kellogg crumbs instead, ya know corn flakes. And I used my air fryer excellent I’ll be making again! Thanks for the recipe. I encourage everyone to play with these recipes to find your own niche and customization!
Delicious. I used chicken tenderloins, followed the ingredient list adding parsley, garlic powder and paprika to the cracker mixture. I preferred to bake them at 375 for 45 minutes, turning once halfway as per a previous review. I used a light coating of olive oil on a baking sheet. I would highly recommend this recipe.
awesome and easy
I followed advice of other reviews and used flour, egg then bread crumb mixture. I used a tablespoon of seasoned salt and tablespoon of garlic powder. I also used panko instead of potato flakes because that is what I had on hand. Everyone in my family loved this chicken!
So good! I’ve made this with chicken tenders and breasts. Definitely season the chicken with salt and pepper before dipping. I added paprika, s&p, garlic powder and onion powder to the crumbs. Fry them up! And definitely coat twice – flour, egg, crumbs, egg, crumbs. So juicy and tender! I made it with homemade honey mustard from this site. Delish!
I wish I had a picture of it. Not only did it fry up beautifully but it was so delicious even my non-chicken eating husband asked me to make it again. I served it with jasmine rice, gravy, corn and biscuits and he was over the moon. Since there are only two of us at home now we were able to have it for more than one meal.
serve with mashed potatoes and country gravy and a side of arkansas green beans. southern cooking at its finest.
Based on another reviewer’s suggestion, I tried this as the directions state, but the second time I dredged the chicken in flour, then egg, then the cracker mixture.? it was much crispier this way – I recommend this slight change. This is a very delicious recipe, and we have made it several times and it always turns out well.
My family loves this recipe! I’ve started to make multiple batches of the cracker coating (2-3 entire boxes of saltines!) and storing it in a zipper bag in my freezer. I write the rest of instructions on the bag and have quick and easy meals that anyone in the family can make. I’ve recommended this to everyone who will listen!
I love this recipe! It’s easy to spice up if you want but if you have kids it’s perfect the way it is.