I finally way to get my daughter to eat chicken!! She is not much of a meat eater, although she loves hamburgers. Chicken is quite the feat to get her to eat – unless of course it’s pressed together and in the form of a nugget. But chicken on a bone? NEVER.
My son, on the other hand, LOVES eating the drumsticks (maybe it’s just a boy thing?), and they’re pretty easy to make. I decided to try something new in an attempt to woo my daughter, and it worked!
Cheesy Ranch Chicken Drumsticks
Ingredients
- 8 Chicken Drumsticks
- 1 cup of finely crushed Cheez It crackers
- 1/2 cup bottled ranch dressing
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
- Line a baking dish with foil to prevent sticking.
- Prepare two small, flat bottomed bowls - one with the crushed cheez its and one for the ranch dressing.
- Rinse chicken and pat dry.
- Dip one piece of chicken into the ranch and spread with your fingers to coat.
- Coat with crushed crackers and place on the foil lined tray. Repeat with the remaining chicken.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until crispy and golden, and juices run clear. Serve hot.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
For more kid friendly chicken recipes, try these:
Crispy Baked Barbecue Chicken Wings
Tender & Juicy Baked Barbecue Chicken
Tender & Juicy Baked Chicken – Perfect chicken every time!
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Will it work with boneless chicken breasts?
Yes, you’d just adjust the cook time.
Made this tonight and i completly LOVE just wish the cheese its would have stayed on when i took the first bite. But all in all its amazing thanks ^.^
I’m making these for my family right now 🙂 My kitchen smells pretty yummy! Thanks for the idea!!!!
I made this tonight and bone in chicken takes Way longer than 30 minutes. It took nearly an hour so we had our side pretty much cold and I didn’t even want to eat it after the hassle… I wish I knew to cook it longer and plan my meal like that
I’m sorry you had trouble. I make chicken drumsticks all the time and this is how long it takes us. Unfortunately each kitchen is different.
I made this with Chicken breast’s and white Cheddar Cheeze-Its and it was AWESOME! The wife loved it the kids ate everything and then asked for more! Perfect! I cannot wait to try other flavors.
I tried this and it was interesting. The bottom did not come out good at all because cheez-it got stuck on the aluminum foil. I didn’t really taste ranch (I’m not sure if I was supposed to) either. But most of all, I don’t know why my drumsticks were not well coated after all. 🙁 Any help?!! Thanks for your recipe anyway! 🙂