Caesar chicken is the perfect melt-in-your-mouth chicken recipe! This easy chicken recipe only has 4 Ingredients and takes about 30 minutes.
INGREDIENTS
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1½ cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese, divided
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup Caesar salad dressing
- ½ cup sour cream room temperature (optional)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (optional)
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 375°F and spray the inside of an 8×11½-inch baking pan with nonstick spray.
- If the breasts are uneven thickness, pound them (placed in a Ziplock bag and on a flat surface) to an even ¾-1-inch thickness using a meat pounder.
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Sprinkle the breasts (both sides) with 1 cup of grated Parmesan cheese and all of the freshly ground black pepper, garlic and italian seasonings and place them in the prepared baking dish.
- 1½ cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese,½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Whisk together Caesar dressing and sour cream in a small bowl. Pour the Caesar/sour cream mixture over each breasts then sprinkle the remaining ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese on top.
- 1 cup Caesar salad dressing,½ cup sour cream
- Place the prepared chicken in the oven and bake at 375°F for 30 minutes, or until a meat thermometer inserted in the thickest part of one of the middle breasts reads 150°F.
- Turn the oven to broil and broil the breasts an additional 2-4 minutes, or until the chicken turns golden brown. It can burn quickly, so watch it closely. When done, a meat thermometer should register 165°F when stuck into the thickest part of one of the middle breasts.
- Remove from the oven, cover loosely with foil and allow chicken to rest 5-10 minutes before serving.
- If desired, garnish with chopped parsley.
