Baked ranch chicken with bacon is one of my favorite chicken breast recipes. Made with only about 5 ingredients, this chicken bacon ranch bake is so quick and easy. The ranch dressing makes it super creamy while keeping the chicken breast moist, and the bacon and cheese adds the best flavor. This is one of my go-to quick dinner recipes.
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What’s in this Ranch Chicken recipe
You only need a handful of ingredients to make this oven-baked chicken breast. It’s so creamy and flavorful, but still simple. My family absolutely loves this chicken, but really who doesn’t love chicken bacon ranch.
- Chicken Breasts: Use skinless, boneless chicken breasts. Pound them to an even thickness, ideally about 1 inch thick.
- Ranch Dressing: I recommend using a creamy ranch dressing. Use your favorite brand, or make homemade ranch dressing.
- Sour Cream: This helps to make the ranch sauce extra thick and creamy.
- Cheese: Grated Parmesan adds the perfect flavor and a bit of cheesiness.
- Bacon Crumbles: This adds savory flavor and texture.
Variations
If you want to lighten up this bacon ranch chicken breast, you can switch out some of the ingredients. Instead of using ranch dressing, combine a dry ranch seasoning mix with plain Greek yogurt.
How to Store and Reheat
I store leftovers in an airtight container, and keep it in the refrigerator up to 3 days. I reheat in the oven at 350F until the internal temperature reaches 165F.
How to Freeze
Store chicken breast in a freezer-safe container or resealable bag, and freeze up to 2 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge before reheating.
What to Serve with Creamy Ranch Chicken
I find that this creamy chicken with ranch dressing and bacon makes the best main dish for weeknight dinners. It goes well with any of your favorite side dishes, so you can’t go wrong!
I love to serve it with bacon green beans, Air Fryer baked potatoes, Instant Pot scalloped potatoes, or cheesy baked zucchini.
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“One of the few recipes I have tried that actually came out looking almost like the pictures in the article haha!…This came out amazing.” – Mark
Baked Ranch Chicken with Bacon (Chicken Bacon Ranch)
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1½ cups Ranch dressing
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1-1½ cup grated Parmesan cheese divided
- Kosher salt
- Freshly grated black pepper
- 1/4 cup cooked bacon crumbles
- Garnish: diced fresh parsley
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375°F and spray an 8 x 11-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- If the breasts are uneven in thickness, pound them to an even 1” thickness using a meat pounder.4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Sprinkle both sides of meat with half the grated Parmesan cheese, salt and freshly ground black pepper. Place the chicken in the prepared baking dish.1-1½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, Kosher salt, Freshly grated black pepper
- In a medium bowl, whisk together Ranch dressing and sour cream. Pour the mixture over the chicken breasts and sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.1½ cups Ranch dressing, ½ cup sour cream, 1-1½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Bake at 375°F for 20-30 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the breast reads 150°F.
- Set oven to broil and broil the breast an additional 2-4 minutes or until the chicken turns golden. It will burn quickly so watch closely.
- The chicken is cooked through when the thermometer reads 160°F when inserted in the thickest part of the middle breast.
- Remove from the oven and sprinkle with cooked bacon crumbles. Allow the chicken to rest a few minutes before serving.1/4 cup cooked bacon crumbles
- Garnish with diced parsley, if desired.Garnish: diced fresh parsley
- Enjoy!
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Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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More Ranch Chicken Recipes We Love
- Crockpot Ranch Chicken
- Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta
- Crispy Ranch Chicken
- Bacon Ranch Chicken Salad
- Ranch Chicken Pasta Salad
- Cheesy BBQ Ranch Chicken
- Cheddar Bacon Ranch Chicken Tenders
It should take about 20-30 minutes to cook chicken breast in the oven at 375F.
Chicken should always be cooked to an internal temperature of 165F before consuming. Use an instant read meat thermometer to check the temp at the thickest part of the breast.
Cover the chicken breasts with plastic wrap, then use a meat pounder (or another heavy utensil) to even out the thickest parts of the chicken until everything is roughly even. I recommend pounding them to about 1 inch thick.
Oh my goodness, this was such a big hit with myself, son and grandkids! And soooo easy! Will make again, but going to try another recipe from your site first. Thank you!
Thank you Debbie! I’m glad everyone loved it. Let me know what you try next!
This recipe sounds so good. I’m planning on making it tonight. I don’t have any parmesan cheese. Do you think I could use a little cream cheese? ????????
You could skip the parmesan if you dont have any. It’s better with it, but cream cheese would be a totally different consistently unfortunately!
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Made this tonight and the chef/beau actually ate it and said had a good, different taste! Shocking! Thank you! I might reduce the sour cream in the future as I felt as though I could taste it more than I’d like, but overall very yummy! I mixed less parmigiano-reggiano cheese with a cheese blend (as I’m not a huge parm fan) and used Simply 60 ranch dressing to lower the fat/calories. Super easy and enjoyable! Thank you for sharing this recipe!
Yay! This makes me so happy to hear :)
Hi Bryan. I know you don’t have a way to know this, but the website costs thousands of dollars a month to run at this point. To keep the site free for visitors, ads are a necessary evil. I understand your concerns, but there is a “jump to recipe” button at the top of each post that will take you to the recipe card and bypass all the content/ads. We are all just trying our best! Hope you have a great day.
I cant what to try i love chicken if you have any more just send it to me ok
930 calories per chicken breast or divided by how many chicken breasts?
I made this tonight for a quick and easy dinner, but my ranch separated. I make my own ranch dressing using equal parts Greek yogurt and mayo. Your sauce looks so creamy. The flavors were all there but my sauce didn’t look as good as yours. Any pointers?
Thanks! I love your recipes and your website!
Hi! We actually had a bit of separation as well you just can’t see it in the pictures. You could always remove the sauce, whisk it together, and return it to the pan. Could just be an issue when using homemade ranch (water and oil from yogurt/mayo/etc). Hope you loved it regardless! Thanks so much for saying hi :)
At the top of the article there is a link that says “jump to recipe” that will take you right to the recipe!
Your story states that you like 350 degrees for this recipe yet the recipe card says to preheat & bake at 375 ?????
Whoops, my apologies! It should have said 375 in the story. I’m changing it now :)
Good Grief !!!
Nutrition Facts
Creamy Ranch Baked Chicken with Bacon
Amount Per Serving
Calories 943 Calories from Fat 630
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 70g 108%
Saturated Fat 19g 95%
Cholesterol 229mg 76%
Sodium 1964mg 82%
Potassium 1015mg 29%
Total Carbohydrates 8g 3%
Sugars 3g
Protein 66g 132%
Vitamin A 12.1%
Vitamin C 7.3%
Calcium 48.7%
Iron 10.3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
This recipe took the healthy right out of the chicken !!!!!
Hey Jim- yes I definitely don’t claim this is a healthy recipe. Ranch and bacon tend to do that. I do have some healthier recipes if you’re interested!