Cracker Barrel Broccoli Cheddar Chicken

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 lbs chicken breasts

  (boneless, skinless)
• ½ teaspoon salt

  (to taste)
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

  (to taste)
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 cup milk

  (reduce to ⅔ cup if using optional sour cream)
• 10.5 oz cheddar cheese soup
• 6 oz cheddar cheese

  (shredded)
• ½ teaspoon paprika
• ½ cup sour cream

  (optional)
• 8 oz chopped broccoli

  (frozen and thawed)
• 1 ½ cups Ritz crackers

  (crushed)
• 4 tablespoon butter

  (optional, melted for Ritz crackers)

Instructions

• 1 Preheat your oven to 350℉ (175℃/Gas Mark 4) and lightly grease a 9x13 baking
  dish.
• 2 Season 2 lbs chicken breasts with ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon ground black
  pepper, and ¼ teaspoon garlic powder then place them in the baking dish.
• 3 Whisk together 1 cup milk , 10.5 oz cheddar cheese soup, 6 oz cheddar cheese ,½
  teaspoon paprika, and the optional ½ cup sour cream in a mixing bowl until
  combined.
• 4 Pour half of the creamy cheese mixture over the chicken breasts, then sprinkle 8
  oz chopped broccoli evenly over the top.
• 5 Cover the broccoli with most of the 1 ½ cups Ritz crackers (with the optional 4
  tablespoon butter if desired), reserving some for the topping. Add the remaining
  cheese sauce, then sprinkle on the remaining crackers.
• 6 Bake at 350℉ (175℃/Gas Mark 4) for 45-50 minutes or until the sauce is bubbling
  hot and the chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165°F (80°C) as read
  by a meat thermometer.

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