(After) Party Chicken

We've had a couple of cookouts lately, and while the leftover plates and cups can be applied to the next party, there are a few remaining bits of flotsam that must either be used immediately or trashed. For example,  that half sleeve of crackers and 1/4 bag of potato chips. Could you eat the latter in one sitting while watching "Marriage Boot Camp: Bridezillas Edition?" Why, yes, you could (I have scientifically tested this one for you-ain't I sweet?), but then what is everyone else gonna eat for dinner?

Potato Chip Chicken Parmesan!

Aside from breading the chicken in the potato chip bag, my favorite part about this recipe is that you only get one pan dirty. Well, and I guess one pot, too, for the noodles (unless you have a microwave pasta cooker thingo, which I tried and...major fail).

Materials

1. 1/4 bag of potato chips (Whatever is left over. That little bag of tortilla chips from the Mexican place would probably work, too.)
2. 1/2 sleeve of crackers (I've used Town House and saltines. Both worked fine, but I am partial to Town House because, well, butter.)
3. 2 tbsp Italian Seasoning or whatever your go-to blend is. Just nothing with salt, unless you really really love salt.
4. 6 Boneless skinless chicken breasts and/or thighs
5. 2 jars spaghetti sauce
6. 1 cup of wine (whatever is left over. Or is left in the box.)
7. 1 8-ounce bag of Parmesan or Italian blend cheese
8. 1 1lb box of noodles (whatever you like best)

Here are last night's ingredients:

Method

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a 9x13 baking dish with foil (for easy cleanup).
2. Dump the 2 jars of sauce in the dish, along with the wine. You can stir it up a bit if you want, it doesn't really matter.
3. Dump the crackers in the potato chip bag, hold  the bag closed (you can also clip or fold it), and pulverize. I use my rolling pin, you can use whatever makes you feel the most catharsis.
4. Add the Italian seasoning.
5. Hold the bag closed and shake to combine.It should look like this:
6. Rinse off your chicken, then drop it 1 piece at a time into the potato chip bag. Shake.
7. Place the piece of chicken on top of the sauce in the pan. DO NOT STIR.
8. Repeat for the rest of the chicken pieces.
9. Sprinkle remaining crumb mixture on top of chicken. It should look like this:
   
   
10. Put it in the oven for about 40 minutes. This sounds like a long time, but really, your chicken is half-drowned in sauce and covered in potato chips. It'll be fine.
11. Remove the dish from the oven, cover it in cheese, and put it back in for another 10 minutes (while the water for your noodles is boiling?).
12. When the cheese is all lovely and melted, it's done! Spoon the chicken and sauce over noodles and eat up!