# Cracker Barrel Cheesy Chicken

A cheesy chicken dish with broccoli, inspired by Cracker Barrel's Wednesday Night Special.

- Total time: 27 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 thin sliced chicken breasts
- salt
- pepper
- onion powder
- garlic powder
- paprika
- 1 can of cheddar cheese soup
- milk
- handful shredded cheddar
- 12 ounces frozen broccoli florets
- 1 pack Ritz crackers
- 2 tablespoons melted butter

## Instructions

1. Place four thin-sliced chicken breasts in a baking dish.
2. Season the chicken breasts with salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and paprika.
3. Flip the chicken breasts and season the other side with the same spices.
4. Open a can of cheddar cheese soup.
5. Fill the soup can about a third of the way with milk and pour it into a measuring cup with the soup.
6. Add a little paprika and some pepper to the soup mixture.
7. Whisk the soup mixture until well combined.
8. Add a large handful, maybe two, of shredded cheddar cheese to the soup mixture.
9. Whisk again to combine the cheese.
10. Add a splash more milk to the cheese sauce.
11. Spoon about half of the cheese sauce over the seasoned chicken.
12. Steam a 12 oz bag of frozen broccoli florets for 7 minutes in the microwave.
13. Tear up some of the bigger pieces of steamed broccoli.
14. Evenly distribute the steamed broccoli over the chicken and cheese sauce.
15. Spoon the rest of the cheese sauce over the broccoli.
16. Crush a pack of Ritz crackers in a bowl.
17. Drizzle a couple of tablespoons of melted butter over the crushed Ritz crackers and mix.
18. Sprinkle the cracker and butter mixture over everything in the baking dish.
19. Bake uncovered in an oven preheated to 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 27 minutes.

## Equipment

- baking dish
- knife
- measuring cup
- whisk
- bowl

## Tips

- Steam the broccoli separately for 7 minutes in the microwave to avoid overdone chicken and underdone broccoli.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMoEf8eg/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/fdce884a-64ea-4009-ac17-b8d01f18cd48
- Extracted: 2025-11-19

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