Kittencal's Easy and Delicious Ranch-Parmesan Chicken

By ghudsontx

There are plenty versions of this recipe, this is mine and can be on your table in less that an hour, my family loves this chicken! --- the ranch dressing is the secret it holds in all the flavor and moistness while the chicken is baking and also adds flavor, I find that Hidden Valley Ranch dressing works the best but Kraft or any other brand will do, I sometimes top the baked chicken with mozzarella cheese or cheddar, but that is optional --- although I have only made this using breasts I imagine that chicken pieces could be used although you would have to increase the breadcrumb mixture slightly, you can marinate the chicken breast in the ranch dressing for a few hours in the fridge, although you will need more than 1 cup of dressing if you are marinating .... *NOTE* to avoid a soggy bottom crust, place the chicken breasts onto a flat rack on top the baking sheet, also it is important not to bake the chicken in a small baking pan, if you do not have a rack bake on a large baking sheet so any juices in the pan will spread out and not accumulate under the chicken causing a soggy bottom ---------------
FOR LOW-FAT OPTION: use low-fat Ranch dressing and omit the melted butter on top or use a healthy butter alternative such as Smart Balance 50/50 blend.

Ingredients

• 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 cup dry breadcrumbs (even better, use panko breadcrumbs)
• 1/4-1/3 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1/2-1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2-1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 cup prepared ranch salad dressing (use bottled salad dressing, you might need a bit more dressing)
• 1/4 cup melted butter (no substitutes)

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 40mins
Adapted from food.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

Prep Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 40 mins

1 Set oven to 400° degrees (set oven rack to lowest position).

2 Lightly grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.

3 In a shallow bowl mix together the dry breadcrumbs with Parmesan cheese, seasoned salt, black pepper and garlic powder.

4 Dip the chicken into the ranch dressing to coat both sides (allow any excess to drip off).

5 Coat in the breadcrumb mixture.

6 Place in a single layer onto a greased baking sheet or line with non-stick foil (do NOT bake in a smaller baking dish or the bottom of the chicken will be soggy).

7 Lightly drizzle the melted butter over each breast (for low-fat option omit the butter or use a diet alternative).

8 If desired you can sprinkle black pepper over the chicken pieces .

9 Bake uncovered for about 30-35 minutes or until the chicken is cooked).

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