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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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.
loved it! was a hit with our kids too
It’s always a plus when the kiddos approve!!
It’s always a plus when the kiddos approve!! SO happy you all enjoyed it!
Love it..the whole family did. Tonight is the 2nd time making it..AAA and more rating!
Yay!! I’m so glad you all loved it so much!
This is actually a bit better if you brown the chicken first
What a great idea!
My kids absolutely loves this recipe!! I’ve made it several times and it’s a huge hit! She never claims it to be healthy, but it sure tastes delicious!
I’m so happy everyone loves it so much!
My son is a big ranch dressing fan so he loved this recipe and so did I. Thanks for sharing.
I’m so happy to hear that, Lucinda!
My family LOVES this dish! One of their favorites.
Glad to hear it was a crowd pleaser!!
Totally yummy!
So happy to hear you loved it!
What can you use if you don’t have sour cream ?
Greek yogurt works!
Unbelievable so good . One question is it possible to use fish on this recipe instead of chicken it’s so what temperature and how long
Delicious!!!! I tripled the amount of chicken and tweaked the quantities of the other ingredients…it was AMAZING!!!! Thank you for sharing!!
Thank you, Ana!