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
March 25, 2013 at 6:11 amMmmmm these look delicious!
howtonestforless says
March 26, 2013 at 7:00 amThanks so much! Hope you enjoy 🙂
Shanee says
March 25, 2013 at 7:41 amThese look yummy! Gotta put these on my to try recipe list. Visiting from BNOP, thanks for sharing. Have a wonderful week.
howtonestforless says
March 26, 2013 at 7:00 amThanks so much Shanee!
renny41 says
March 25, 2013 at 8:48 amThat looks delicious….cannot wait to try it! Thanks for sharing it (I hopped over from Betweennapspntheporch)
howtonestforless says
March 26, 2013 at 7:01 amThank you so much! Trust me, you’ll love it!
Chelsea (@two_twenty_one) says
March 25, 2013 at 10:43 am“Forced to make dinner” Hah! This looks really good. I’ll have to give it a try!
howtonestforless says
March 26, 2013 at 7:01 amTrust me, I tried calling for pizza first.
patti says
March 25, 2013 at 11:44 amI am always looking for new chicken ideas! I think I will try this – thx!
howtonestforless says
March 26, 2013 at 7:02 amYou’re welcome!
Caitlin @ Desert Domicile says
March 25, 2013 at 1:27 pmThat 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
March 26, 2013 at 7:03 amIt does help! And the crunch is oh-so yummy!
Leanne M. says
February 23, 2014 at 9:12 pmIf 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
February 25, 2014 at 1:13 pmI would suggest about 40-45 minutes depending on the thickness of the chicken thighs. Hope that helps.
Miranda says
March 3, 2014 at 8:36 amWhat if you don’t have breadcrumbs?
howtonestforless says
March 3, 2014 at 1:29 pmCrushed Ritz crackers or cornflakes!
magnoliasouth says
September 24, 2014 at 12:53 pmhowtonestforless 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
September 24, 2014 at 12:41 pmI 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
February 18, 2015 at 6:32 amI 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
February 18, 2015 at 10:10 amGlad you guys loved it!!
Lexy says
April 28, 2015 at 5:12 pmCooked for 40 minutes and it still isn’t getting crispy, what did I do wrong????
howtonestforless says
April 29, 2015 at 2:43 pmTry broiling it for about 3-5 minutes at the end. Should definitely get crispy after that!
R says
July 15, 2015 at 7:57 pmI made this all of my kids(4) loved it! Husband liked it too!!! Thanks so much for recipe!
howtonestforless says
July 18, 2015 at 5:10 pmYou’re welcome. Glad you guys liked it!
Alli says
January 26, 2016 at 9:09 pmWhat if you don’t have parmesan cheese?
howtonestforless says
January 27, 2016 at 8:38 amParmesan 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
April 5, 2016 at 3:42 amhow many does this recipe serve?
howtonestforless says
April 5, 2016 at 12:00 pmI normally do 4-6 pieces (servings) of boneless chicken.