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 done this before then cut it up and put it on a Caesar salad
I LOVE that idea! <3
Oh my Heavens! I just made this tonight for dinner and it is fabulous! I would have never thought of it. I didn’t have any parmesian Cheese and not enough sour cream, so I used half sour cream and half mayo, and a half cup of shredded cheddar in the sauce and then topped with a little bit of cheddar at the end of baking, and it is wonderful! I love the cesar dressing with the chicken. thank you for this recipe!
I love your substitutions (we have used mayo before as well and loved it!). So glad you loved it :)
your recipe says #3 Whisk together Caesar dressing and sour cream in a small bowl. Pour ¼ cup Caesar/sour cream mixture over each breasts then sprinkle grated Parmesan cheese on top……. but you never say what to do with the rest of the dressing/sour cream mix which is 1-1/4 cups…. is there a missing step?
My mistake! Thanks for catching that. I’ve updated the recipe.
I jUST MADE THIS WITH BONELESS CHICKEN THIGHS. iT WAS DELICIOUS! I WILL BE ADDING THIS TO MY LIST OF TASTY QUICK DINNERS!
Hooray! LOVE to hear that :)
Would this work in a SLOW cooker?
I think it would work fine it just wouldn’t bake up with the creamy crust quite the same. But it would cook just fine and have the same flavor.
this was amazing! My husband and son loved it. It was great quick dinner. I paired it with oVen roasted garlic potates and steamed broccoli.
I love love that pairing. Simple and perfect! Thanks for letting me know you guys loved the recipe :)
Would this come out just as good wIth creamy italian dressing rather than ceasar? I make this often with the ceasar and we love it but wanting to make sure it will come out just as moist and tender with creamy italian.
It would work exactly the same! I think that flavor combo would be delish!
I made this today And all i can say is wow! I will admit i did not use fresh parm as i di have it on hand and i am unable to drive due to epilepsy so i was not getting an uber for cheese. Even with the good ole can parm it still came out creamy, Though i did pUt just a tad of mozzArella in to cheese it up. The chicken was beautifully flavored and i put it over romaine with croutons making it the perfect caesar salad! I will be using this recipe time and again!
Yay! Makes me so happy to get comments like this. I’m so glad you loved it! Love the idea of using it with caesar salad…awesome idea!
tHE pARMESAN CHEESE IS THE FINELY GRATED KIND RIGHT?
Yes, grated. Enjoy!
Such an easy and flavorful recipe!!!!!! We even used the left overs as a chicken caesar wrap!
OOO! Love that idea!!!