Well with the huge snow storm that hit St. Louis yesterday, I was forced to make dinner. Luckily I had all of the supplies in my pantry to make a new family-friendly recipe in a jiffy… Ranch Parmesan Chicken from Emeals.
Here’s what you’ll need:
- 1 cup dry breadcrumbs
- ⅓ cup Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup ranch salad dressing
- 1/4 cup melted butter
Mix together breadcrumbs, Parmesan, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Dip chicken into the ranch dressing to coat both sides. Coat in the breadcrumb mixture. Place in a lightly greased 13″ x 9″ baking dish. Drizzle butter over each breast. Bake uncovered in a 400 degree F oven for 30 – 35 minutes.
Yep, I’m sure most of you already have these ingredients in stock. And let me tell you… it was delicious! Kinda wish I would have made enough for leftovers since we’re still stuck in a foot of snow. Sheesh.
Oh, and in case you haven’t heard of eMeals before… it’s an awesome website that sends me dinner menus and grocery lists every week cause as a busy mom with two jobs, I need all the help I can get!
Eva Marie Scott says
Mmmmm these look delicious!
howtonestforless says
Thanks so much! Hope you enjoy :)
Shanee says
These look yummy! Gotta put these on my to try recipe list. Visiting from BNOP, thanks for sharing. Have a wonderful week.
howtonestforless says
Thanks so much Shanee!
renny41 says
That looks delicious….cannot wait to try it! Thanks for sharing it (I hopped over from Betweennapspntheporch)
howtonestforless says
Thank you so much! Trust me, you’ll love it!
Chelsea (@two_twenty_one) says
“Forced to make dinner” Hah! This looks really good. I’ll have to give it a try!
howtonestforless says
Trust me, I tried calling for pizza first.
patti says
I am always looking for new chicken ideas! I think I will try this – thx!
howtonestforless says
You’re welcome!
Caitlin @ Desert Domicile says
That looks sooo good! I made some baked chicken parmesan last night but my bread crumbs didn’t crisp up like yours. Does the drizzled butter help them along their crispy way?
howtonestforless says
It does help! And the crunch is oh-so yummy!
Leanne M. says
If I use chicken thighs with the bones in, how long would you recommend I cook them and would you keep it at 400?
howtonestforless says
I would suggest about 40-45 minutes depending on the thickness of the chicken thighs. Hope that helps.
Miranda says
What if you don’t have breadcrumbs?
howtonestforless says
Crushed Ritz crackers or cornflakes!
magnoliasouth says
howtonestforless has great suggestions, but I wanted to add a couple of more options:
1. Make your own by toasting bread in a 300° oven for 10-15 min, then grinding it all up in a food processor; if you don’t have a food processor cheese shredder will work too.
2. Pulveriing croutons in the same way, though a shredder will be a bit more tricky.
Oh and for future reference, if you ever need Italian flavored bread crumbs (no, this recipe doesn’t call for it) just add the following for every 1/4 cup fine bread crumbs:
1/8 tsp dried basil
1/8 tsp dried oregano
1/8 tsp dried thyme
1/8 tsp dried marjoram
1/16 tsp garlic powder
1/16 tsp dried rosemary
1/16 tsp dried sage
magnoliasouth says
I too am a subscriber and I too made this and was seriously wowed by it. I mean, SERIOUSLY! We’ve made a lot of chicken recipes over the years (we eat chicken at least 4x/wk) and all of those recipes boils down to only a couple of favs, but this one has been added to the fav list. This one is worthy of dinner guests and the broccoli was amazing too, wasn’t it? I can’t believe I’ve never tried making it that way!
Anyway, to those of you who haven’t tried it, you simply MUST. Cheap, delicious and easy. Seriously what is not to love about that?
Jessica says
I made this last night on my girlfriend’s request… and it was so so easy that I love it, because it came out really really great. We both love chicken and I make a lot of chicken-themed meals, but hands down this is one of the simplest with the best results.
Thanks for finding me a time saver!
Also, I completely forgot all about the butter step and the chicken was still delicious and crispy without it.
howtonestforless says
Glad you guys loved it!!
Lexy says
Cooked for 40 minutes and it still isn’t getting crispy, what did I do wrong????
howtonestforless says
Try broiling it for about 3-5 minutes at the end. Should definitely get crispy after that!
R says
I made this all of my kids(4) loved it! Husband liked it too!!! Thanks so much for recipe!
howtonestforless says
You’re welcome. Glad you guys liked it!
Alli says
What if you don’t have parmesan cheese?
howtonestforless says
Parmesan cheese adds a distinct taste to the recipe, but you can just exclude that ingredient if you don’t have it. It will change the taste of the recipe though!
Nikki Gonzalez says
how many does this recipe serve?
howtonestforless says
I normally do 4-6 pieces (servings) of boneless chicken.