Need an easy chicken dinner recipe? This Easy Cheesy Ranch Chicken is an easy recipe the whole family will enjoy, made with simple ingredients, and the best flavor.
This is a true comfort food recipe with all the chicken, melty cheese, and creamy ranch a person could ask for. With each piece of chicken dipped in the ranch, you might have just found the best way to each chicken and a new family favorite.
Try this new recipe on a busy weeknight, and you will be happy you indulged in this delicious chicken recipe. You can never go wrong with a cheesy meal made with pantry staples and the best ranch flavor.
Recipe Ingredients:
- Chicken: use boneless skinless chicken breasts that are raw, if frozen, be sure to increase the cooking time
- Dressing: use your favorite brand of ranch dressing in the bottle
- Cheese: you will need to have shredded Parmesan cheese and shredded cheddar cheese
- Seasonings: use the dry ranch dressing mix package for more ranch flavor
How To Make Ranch Chicken:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cover baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- Poor ranch dressing into a medium or large sized bowl, and set aside.
- In a separate bowl, combine Parmesan cheese, Cheddar cheese, and the ranch seasoning mix.
- Mix until well combined.
- Dip thawed chicken breasts into the bowl of the ranch mixture and place on the covered cookie sheet or sheet pan.
- Sprinkle the tops of the chicken breast with the cheese and ranch seasoning mixture, until you can’t see the chicken breast.
- Place the ranch and cheese covered chicken breasts into the hot oven and bake for 30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked all the way through.
- Sprinkle with extra Cheddar and Parmesan cheese when it is freshly out of the oven (our family really likes cheese).
Expert tips:
Want tender, juicy chicken, every time? Make sure you don’t overcook it! Investing a meat thermometer is one of the best things you can do for your chicken-cooking skills.
You can also top this recipe with delicious additions for even more flavor. Check out some of our favorite toppings below.
Toppings for cheddar ranch chicken:
- Sliced green onions
- Crispy bacon
- Sour cream
- Sprinkle of fresh dill
FAQs:
You can make this cheesy ranch chicken in the slow cooker easily! Just turn the slow cooker on low for 6-8 hours or high for 4-5 hours and you will have an easy dinner ready for when you get home.
Yes! This recipe will work great with boneless chicken thighs, I just normally have boneless chicken breasts on hand! Just follow the ranch chicken recipe as is, but adjust the timing for the chicken as needed since the thickness of the chicken can change the cook time slightly.
While you will use ranch dressing when making these juicy chicken breasts, the ranch packets go into the cheese mixture and will work best. The liquid dressing itself might be a little harder to use with the cheese on top of the cooked chicken.
Storage & Reheating Instructions:
Fridge: For any leftover chicken, place them in an airtight container storing leftovers in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Reheat: Place the chicken into an air fryer at 350 degrees F for 3-5 minutes or until the chicken is warmed to your liking.
What to serve with this recipe:
- Salad
- Mashed potatoes
- Corn on the cob
- Dinner rolls
- Fluffy rice
- Roasted veggies
More chicken recipes:
- Cheddar Baked Chicken
- Slow Cooker Creamy Bacon Chicken
- Ritz Cracker Chicken Casserole Recipe
- Instant Pot Cream Cheese Chicken and Pasta
Easy Cheesy Ranch Chicken
Ingredients
- 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 ½ cups ranch dressing
- 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 ounce ranch dressing mix package
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cover baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- Poor ranch dressing into a medium or large sized bowl, and set aside.
- In a separate bowl, combine Parmesan cheese, Cheddar cheese, and the packet of ranch dressing mix.
- Mix until well combined.
- Dip thawed chicken breasts into the bowl of ranch and place on the covered cookie sheet.
- Sprinkle the tops of the chicken breast with the cheese and ranch seasoning mixture, until you can't see the chicken breast.
- Place the ranch and cheese covered chicken breasts into the hot oven and bake for 30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked all the way through.
- Sprinkle with extra Cheddar and Parmesan cheese when it is freshly out of the oven (our family really likes cheese)
Notes
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