Caesar Chicken is the perfect melt-in-your-mouth chicken recipe! It’s creamy, simple, and filled with flavor. This easy baked chicken recipe only has 4 ingredients and takes less than 30 minutes to make. It’s one of the absolute best weeknight dinners out there.
What’s in Caesar Chicken?
With just a handful of ingredients and 30 minutes to bake in the oven, this chicken dinner will be ready in no time!
- Chicken Breasts: Use boneless, skinless chicken breasts for this recipe. If they are on the thicker side, thin them out evenly.
- Caesar Dressing: Use your favorite creamy Caesar salad dressing. Or try making this homemade Caesar dressing recipe.
- Parmesan: Freshly grated Parmesan cheese will melt best.
- Black Pepper: Ground black pepper adds just a bit of spice into this dish. Simple but effective!
Notes from the Test Kitchen
If you find that the sauce seems to separate or curdle, try mixing 1 tablespoon of all-purpose flour into the dressing/sour cream mixture before adding it to the chicken. This will help bind it together.
Variations on Baked Caesar Chicken
While you only need 3 main ingredients to make this baked chicken breast recipe (chicken, caesar dressing, cheese), there’s another ingredient that will make it extra creamy. Mixing sour cream into the dressing will add an extra bit of tanginess to the flavor, and it will really make this chicken melt in your mouth! It’s an optional ingredient though, so skip it if you prefer. Plain Greek yogurt would be a nice substitute if you want something lighter.
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Serving Suggestions
This melt-in-your-mouth Caesar chicken is the perfect dish to serve for any weeknight dinner, and it goes well with almost any side dish. Start with a Kale Caesar Salad, and add some roasted mushrooms or Air Fryer baked potatoes. And don’t forget the dinner rolls! You could also mix in some Instant Pot rice to beef up the meal.
How to Make Caesar Chicken Step by Step
Season the Chicken: Preheat your 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. Sprinkle 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (both sides) with 1 cup of grated Parmesan cheese and ½ teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper, and place them in the prepared baking dish.
Pour Over the Sauce: Whisk together 1 cup of Caesar dressing and ½ cup of sour cream in a small bowl. Pour the Caesar/sour cream mixture over each breast then sprinkle the remaining ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese on top.
Bake and Serve: 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.
How to Store and Reheat
Store leftover baked Caesar chicken in an airtight container, and keep it in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. To reheat, place it back in the oven at 350°F until it reaches an internal temperature of 165°F.
How to Freeze
Store creamy Caesar chicken in a freezer-safe container, and freeze it for up to 2 months. Let thaw overnight in the refrigerator before reheating.
I have bone in breasts..how long should I cook..I will take off skin..
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Amazingly good and so simple. I grated the parm into a shallow bowl and tossed in a hand-full of panko crumbs then I coated the chicken with this mixture. I was only cooking 3 breasts so used 1/4 cup of dressing on top of each breast. This meant that I didn’t get any extra sauce but I served on top of pasta tossed with a little evoo. What a great dinner and so quick and easy. I will def make again but, as I’m not keen on salt, I’ll look for a low sodium dressing. Thanks for the great recipe.
Can the leftovers be frozen? It’s just my husband and I so 4 breasts are too much but I love meals we can freeze for dinner the following week or so.
This is HANDS DOWN the best chicken recipe I have ever made. My husband HATES chicken and when I make a chicken dish he usually pops in a frozen pizza!!! He had seconds. I made this last night for the fourth time and I only pinned this recipe a month ago! I use Cardini’s creamy Caesar dressing, which is a pretty strong authentic tasting Caesar, so I cut it with mayonnaise (well I love mayonnaise anyway). I don’t measure anything but I’d say 1 cup of mayonnaise and 1/2 cup dressing. I also sprinkle the chicken with fresh parmesan shreds AND Kraft parmesan cheese. And do the same for the top after spreading the dressing mixture. And if I’m craving cheese (which is almost always), I will also throw some fresh grated mozzarella cheese on top!!!!
It is a good idea to make a chicken.My husband love chicken. It is really tasty and delicious.
Any idea what the calorie count is?
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