Cheez-It Cracker Chicken Bites

These cheesy baked homemade chicken nuggets are a fun and easy snack or meal made with cheese crackers and ranch seasoning mix.

May 1, 2019 By Lilly

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.

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

Step 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.

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

Step 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.

Serve with ranch dressing for dipping. 🙂

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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

In a large bowl, mix together the buttermilk and entire packet of ranch seasoning mix.
Place the chicken in the bowl and coat well. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least one hour.
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!
Preheat oven to 400° F.
Completely coat each piece of chicken in the cheese cracker crumb mixture and place them on a parchment lined baking sheet. *See notes
Bake for about 20 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
Serve with ranch dressing for dipping. Yum!

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.