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Cheez-it Breaded Chicken Taco’s

I am what you call a manly man. I confess, I am addicted to sports, I could be the perfect sitcom guy, the guy that watches ball but does what his wife ask’s him to do. I love college basketball, well any basketball for that matter. With that comes party recipes. My wife and I like a baked snack that is a bit light. We decided to drive up to Naples and hit Target for our party food. What’s a basketball game without munchies?

My wife and I have been eating Cheez-its for as long as we can remember. They have the perfect amount of crunch and come in a nice variety of flavors. We spotted the Cheez-It Grooves and thought, this would be perfect for dipping into a homemade salsa. We picked up the Cheddar Ranch and White Cheddar Cheez-It Grooves for our platter.

We also picked up the traditional Cheez-It crackers to use as a breading for our chicken we would grill for chicken tacos. The breading has an Asian twist to it with the spices I chose. I tossed all into the blender and had a perfect consistency.

I made a simple egg wash using Almond Milk and eggs.

I tossed the chicken breast pieces into the egg wash and then into the Cheez-It mixture for the breading.

I sprayed down the grill and made sure it was plenty hot to get a good sear on the chicken pieces.

Of course grill marks are important, I then turned the grill down so the chicken crust would not burn.

Serve the Cheez-It crusted chicken tacos with homemade salsa and the Cheez-It Grooves.
This is the perfect basketball game food that your guests will enjoy.

I found the Cheez-It Grooves on the top shelf of the cracker aisle at my local Target.

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What’s your favorite Cheez-It, do you try new flavors? Have you ever used the Cheez-It as a crust in any recipes?

29 Comments

spicedblog

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I love college basketball, too! In fact, I’ve got the conference tournament games on right now. But what I really need are some of these Cheez-It Breaded Tacos…they look delicious! Thanks for sharing! #client

Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle

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What a great idea! I love making the breading with Cheeze Its. Genius!

justamom8225

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My s/o’s boys absolutely love tacos and we all love Cheez Its. This would go over great in our house.

Chubskulit Rose

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What a creative way to make breading, I will definitely try that next time. Looks yummy!

Robin Rue (@massholemommy)

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Those sound awesome!! I never would have thought to bread my chicken with cheese its!! How creative.

Shabby Chic Boho (@terrishutterbug)

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This dish looks so tasty and I’m going to have to try it. We love chicken, cheese it’s and tacos so it will be triply good.

michele d

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Ha! I have heard of people using Cheez-it for breading but this looks unbelievable good. Gotta try it out.

lisa @bitesforbabies

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Never thought to use something like this to chicken…I usually use basic breadcrumbs or pulverized nuts!

Jenny

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Never would have thought to grind cheez its for a breading on chicken. Looks delish.

Tiffany (@thedwellingtree)

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Those pics and snacks are making me seriously hungry! I love the idea of using Cheez It’s!

The Mad Mommy

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Oh man, my kids and my husband love Cheez-its, so I bet this would be a huge hit at my house. Your recipe looks awesome!

Liz Mays

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Yum this recipe sounds really good. I can’t wait to break in the grill this spring. Hopefully within the next week or so!

Christina Aliperti

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Those look so good. I have to try this. I have done this with Doritos and they were amazing so I can imagine how good they are breaded with cheez its!

Elizabeth O.

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I love me some chicken tacos!!! This looks perfect for our barbecue party this weekend!

lauren

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we love cheez-its! I am going to have to try these! I think the kids will like them

roselynn787

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Three of my favorite things in the universe combined into one: chicken, tacos, and cheez its. This looks like it would be so perfect for any kind of get together!