Cheez-It Chicken

Source: Mary Ellen's Cooking Creations

So actually Mary Ellen uses Cheese Nips, so her recipe is Cheese-Nip Chicken. But I'm a Cheez-It fan, so I made the obvious substitution.

Ingredients

• 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• Spices: salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, dry mustard (didn't use the mustard)
  
• 1 wedge Laughing Cow Cheese (used 1 wedge per breast, 3 total)
  
• Handful shredded cheddar; I used a cheddar/jack mix last night
  
• 2 handfuls cheese nips, crushed (used Cheez-Its)
  
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbsp flour

Preparation

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees
• Season the chicken breasts with just a few shakes of the spices on each side. Cut a pocket in the chicken. Spread the Laughing Cow cheese evenly between the chicken and spread it in the pocket. Put some cheddar cheese in the pocket and press the seam closed. (didn't put the shredded in the pocket)
  
• Put three dishes next to each other - flour, beaten egg, cheese nips (mix in some cheese and onion powder with the cheese nips if you want!-did this). Dredge chicken in flour, dip in egg, repeat. Double dipping will give you a thicker, crispier crust. Finally, coat in the cheese nips.
• Place the chicken in a baking dish, seam side up, and bake on 400 for 30 minutes. Turn on the broiler for the last 2 minutes.

Next Time- This was pretty awesome. It was crispy outside and the cheese was nice and gooey inside. I really liked the way it turned out, and can't think of anything to change.