Easy Baked Chicken And Ranch Recipe
Baked chicken and ranch recipe is honestly one of the easiest and most flavorful meals to make, and it will become a family favorite. The recipe takes less than ten minutes to get in the oven and cooking, which is perfect for those busy weeknights. It’s definitely the easy way to do dinner and get amazing flavor.
Only A Few Minutes Of Prep
I can’t stress how easy this ranch chicken recipe dinner is. It’s perfect for those evenings when you’ve been running all day and don’t have the energy to cook a big meal, but you want to make something flavorful for the whole family.
It’s such a rich and tasty meal, too. You can add some rice or pasta on the side. My husband likes to cut up the chicken and add it to a salad for dinner. You can also make it into chicken tenders for the kids.
I love eating it with some green beans and potatoes on the side and pouring the wonderfully rich sour cream gravy with ranch flavor over the top of the chicken cutlet. You can’t ask for a more delicious dinner. I’ve got a picky eater, and he loved this chicken dinner.
What Ingredients Do I Need For Crispy Baked Ranch Chicken?
- Chicken cutlets
- Sour cream
- Ranch packet of seasoning blend
- Grated parmesan cheese
- Mozzarella cheese
Full printable recipe with measurements and instructions listed at the bottom of the post.
Step-By-Step Instructions For Chicken Ranch Dinner
Grab a medium-sized bowl and add the sour cream and ranch seasoning mix.
Give this homemade ranch seasoning a try from My Baking Addiction.
Next, add the mozzarella and 3/4 cup of grated parmesan cheese and mix until well blended.
Place chicken cutlets in a greased casserole dish.
I’ve made this dish with chicken breasts and chicken cutlets, and I personally like it better with the cutlets because it doesn’t take as long to cook. If you cook the chicken breasts, they will take longer to cook, and the sour cream gravy will burn a little, so you’re better off cooking this dish with the cutlets.
I made this dinner in a 7″ x 11″ pan, but you can use a 9″ x 13″ pan, as well. Just spray the inside with a non-stick cooking spray to keep things from sticking.
Spread the sour cream mixture over the chicken. It will seem like a lot of sour cream to put on the chicken, but as it cooks, it will melt down and turn into a sort of gravy.
Sprinkle the remainder of the Parmesan cheese on the top. The parmesan will give the chicken a sort of crunchy crust on top when it browns.
Finally, place some tinfoil on top and bake for 45 minutes. Then, remove the tinfoil and bake for 15 more minutes. The total cooking time is one hour.
Once the dinner is done cooking, you’ll have a golden brown top and a pan full of tender chicken and sour cream gravy.
Just pour the gravy over the chicken, and you’ve got the perfect meal. It has such a delicious ranch dressing flavor.
Storage Instructions
If you have any leftover chicken, keep it in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It is good for up to three days.
Optional Ingredients
If you’d like to switch things up now and again, try some of these ingredients in the dish.
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
- Cheddar cheese
- Panko breadcrumbs on top
- Crispy bacon
- Boneless chicken thighs
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The gravy even tastes great on top of mashed potatoes. The chicken cooks up super tender in this recipe.
Baked Chicken and Ranch Dinner
I know you will love the crispy baked ranch chicken recipe. It has the best flavor and tender chicken breasts. Be sure to let me know how you like it in the comments below.
Baked Chicken and Ranch Dinner
Ingredients
- 4 chicken cutlets
- 12 oz. sour cream
- 1 oz. ranch seasoning mix
- 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese + 1/4 cup
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Pre heat oven to 350 degrees and grease a casserole dish.
- Add the sour cream, ranch seasoning, 3/4 cup of parmesan cheese, and the mozzarella cheese to a bowl and mix well.
- Place the chicken cutlets in the casserole dish and spread the sour cheese mixture over the top.
- Sprinkle 1/4 cup parmesan cheese over the top and cover with tinfoil.
- Bake for 45 minutes and remove the tinfoil.
- Bake for 15 more minutes, or until the parmesan is golden brown and the sour cream has created a gravy.
This looks beyond delicious! I am always excited to try new chicken recipes.
Thanks, Carlee!
This looks so delicious! I know that Mr. J. would love it.
Thank you, Julia!
What a wonderful dinner, I wish it was on my table right now! Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us at Full Plate Thursday and please come back soon!
Miz Helen
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Miz Helen
That sounds so good! I love quick and easy meals like this. Pinned.
Thanks, Joanne!
Definitely trying this!
Hope you love it!
I went to get the stuff to try this and read over the recipe. 60 minutes total to cook chicken cutlets seems like an awful long time. Are you sure that is correct?
Hi Susan, that is the correct time. It’s because it’s cooking at 350-degrees, so it’s a little lower than chicken usually cooks. But, if you have a super thin piece of chicken, you can check it before the time is up. Hope you enjoy it!
Can you bake a chicken breast at a higher temp?
Hi Lynn,
You can move the temp up about 25 degrees, but it will get done sooner, so keep an eye on it.
Tried this recipe this evening. It was amazing!! The gravy was wonderful over jasmine rice with a side of fresh green peas. Thanks for sharing your talent!!
Thanks so much, Cathy! I’m so glad you loved it!
I just pinned your awesome post that we have featured on Full Plate Thursday, 546! Thanks so much for sharing it with us and we hope you will come back soon!
Miz Helen
Thanks so much, Miz Helen!
A lot of your recipes use sour cream (stroganoff, moist cornbread, this one, etc). My hubby really doesn’t like the taste of sour cream. Could you tell me some alternatives for these recipes (that aren’t Greek yogurt)? Thanks!
Hi Bobbi,
You can try cottage cheese, crème fraîche (it’s similar to sour cream, but not as tangy), cream cheese, and mayonnaise. Hope those choices help!
I can’t wait to try this chicken recipe. It will be a few weeks before I can make it because I broke my are.
Oh no! I hope you heal fast! Let me know how you like the recipe when you get a chance to make it. 🙂
Yum can’t wait to try
I hope you love it!
The recipe was amazing, my children loved it. However, the doubled recipe had was very strong zest taste and couldn’t use it as gravy.
I’m making regular portion today and a little worried eve. Using one packet will make it very zesty. Thoughts??
Also are you using fresh grated Parmesan from the store?? Maybe that’s also making my sauce extra rich with the ranch zest .
Hi Vanice,
I am so glad you all loved it! You could use about 3/4 of the packet if you are worried about the zesty taste. It won’t be as strong. I usually use the grated parmesan that comes in the plastic container that is in the pasta aisle. I do that to save money. You can use fresh grated parmesan if you’d like to.
Did you get the regular ranch seasoning or did you get a packet with buttermilk flavor? The buttermilk can be a little tangy/zesty.
If you double it again, try just using one packet of ranch seasoning and see how that goes. It is a strong flavor. Thanks for the feedback and keep me posted!