Baked Caesar Chicken
Imagine a tender, juicy chicken breast, Caesar dressing, and plenty of Parmesan cheese all baked up in one easy meal with a crunchy topping!TIP: If using large chicken breasts, you can cut in half and serve 8. It really depends on the size of the chicken breast and how big you want each serving.
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, (or 2 pounds of chicken breast)
- 1 ¾ cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese, divided
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper
- 1 cup creamy Caesar salad dressing, not designed for vinaigrette style caesar dressings
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 cup caesar style croutons, or favorite flavor
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 2 Tbsp fresh chopped parsley
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare a 9x13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- If the breasts are thick, we love to use a meat tenderizer, but you can also pound them to an even ¾-1-inch thickness using a meat pounder (put in a Ziplock bag and pound on a flat surface).
- Mix the white pepper into 1 cup of Parmesan cheese. Then sprinkle the breasts on both sides with the cheese and place in the 9x13 baking dish.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the Caesar dressing and the sour cream. Pour the mixture over each breasts.
- Sprinkle the remaining ¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese on top.
- Crush the croutons to crumbs, then melt 1 tbsp of butter and mix the croutons with it to coat.
- Spread the crouton crumbs over the cheese.
- Bake the chicken dish on the middle rack for 20-30 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and the crumbs are golden brown. If the top of the crumbs become too browned, loosely cover with foil for the remainder of the cook time. [Temp in the middle of the breast should be 165 degrees.]
- Remove from the oven and allow to rest 5 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley an serve with potatoes, rice, cauliflower rice, veggies, polenta, or use the chicken (chop or shred) for Caesar wraps, tacos, etc.
Nutrition Facts
Calories: 606kcal, Carbohydrates: 10g, Protein: 19g, Fat: 54g, Saturated Fat: 17g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 20g, Monounsaturated Fat: 14g, Trans Fat: 0.1g, Cholesterol: 78mg, Sodium: 2079mg, Potassium: 120mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 797IU, Vitamin C: 3mg, Calcium: 586mg, Iron: 1mg