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Can-Do Recipes: CrackersSarah Wood
Assistant Extension Professor, Department of Health Sciences

Easy-to-prepare recipes using crackers as the main ingredient are displayed in this four-page flier. Additional cooking and preparation tips, measurement conversions, safety measures and cooking terms are also included.

Topics

  • Canned food
  • Food pantry
  • SNAP
  • Crackers
  • Recipes
  • Healthy eating
  • Food preparation
  • Cooking tips

Recipes

  • Cheese Sticks
  • Lemon Velvet Supreme
  • Simple Oven-Baked Chicken
  • Tuna Noodle Casserole

Pages

  • 4

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Cheese Sticks

Cheese Sticks

Yield: 6 Servings

Ingredients

  • 6 1-ounce mozzarella string cheese sticks or cheese of choice
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup crackers, finely crushed
  • 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 cup marinara sauce, warmed (optional)
  • Non-stick cooking spray

Directions

  1. Wash hands and surfaces. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. Line a baking sheet with foil and spray lightly with cooking spray.
  3. Remove each cheese stick from packaging and cut in half to get 12 total small cheese sticks.
  4. Beat egg in a bowl. In a separate bowl, combine crushed crackers and Italian seasoning.
  5. Dip each piece of cheese in egg and then into crushed cracker, coating completely. Place on baking sheet about 1 1/2 inches apart.
  6. Bake 5 to 6 minutes or until heated through. Cheese may melt slightly and lose shape. Simply press it back into place.
  7. Dip in warmed marinara sauce and enjoy!
  8. Refrigerate leftovers immediately

Lemon Velvet Supreme

Lemon Velvet Supreme

Yield: 6 Servings

Ingredients

  • 2 cups fat-free vanilla yogurt
  • 3 tablespoons instant lemon pudding mix
  • 8 graham crackers squares, crushed
  • 1 can (4-ounce) mandarin orange slices or pineapple tidbits, drained

Directions

  1. Wash hands and surfaces.
  2. Combine vanilla yogurt and pudding mix. Gently stir together.
  3. Layer bottom of 1 1/2-quart serving dish with crushed graham crackers.
  4. Immediately pour pudding mixture over cracker crumbs.
  5. Top with mandarin orange slices or your favorite fruit.
  6. Enjoy! Refrigerate leftovers immediately.

Simple Oven-Baked Chicken

Simple Oven-Baked Chicken

Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 4 skinless chicken breasts
  • 1/2 cup melted butter or margarine
  • 2 cups crushed salted or buttered crackers

Directions

  1. Wash hands and surfaces. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Dip chicken into bowl with melted butter or margarine.
  3. In separate bowl, coat chicken with crushed cracker crumbs.
  4. Place on baking sheet lined with foil.
  5. Bake for 1 hour, or until temperature in center is 165°F.
  6. Enjoy! Refrigerate leftovers immediately.

Tuna Noodle Casserole

Tuna Noodle Casserole

Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 2 cans (6-ounce) tuna, drained
  • 1 can (10.5-ounce) condensed 98% fat-free cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 can (15-ounce) peas, drained
  • 1 cup shredded low-fat cheddar cheese
  • 2 1/4 cup cooked noodles of your choice
  • 1 cup crushed butter or salted crackers
  • 1/2 cup melted butter

Directions

  1. Wash hands and surfaces.Preheat oven to 375°F.
  2. In medium-size bowl, combine soup, noodles, tuna, cheese and peas.
  3. Spread mixture into 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
  4. Combine crushed crackers and melted butter in bowl and sprinkle evenly over top casserole.
  5. Bake uncovered 20 to 25 minutes or until crackers turn golden brown.
  6. Enjoy! Refrigerate leftovers immediately.