Ranch Cheddar Chicken
The quickest and easiest baked chicken with an amazingly creamy, cheesy Ranch topping!
Who can ever say no to anything involving Ranch?
Even Butters was fully onboard with the Ranch situation, as he sits here on his coolaroo, waiting to get a piece of it.
And even though the base of the topping involves mayonnaise, which sounds completely bizarre, it actually lends off the most amazing creaminess you’ll ever experience.
Mixed in with sharp cheddar and crisp Panko breadcrumbs, you’ll never have to go back to those boring chicken dinners ever again!
Ranch Cheddar Chicken
The quickest and easiest baked chicken with an amazingly creamy, cheesy Ranch topping!
Ingredients
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 1-ounce package Ranch Seasoning and Salad Dressing Mix
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- ⅓ cup Panko*
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly oil a 9x13 baking dish or coat with nonstick spray.
- In a small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, cheese, Ranch Seasoning and garlic.
- Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper, to taste. Place chicken in a single layer onto the prepared baking dish and top with mayonnaise mixture. Sprinkle with Panko.
- Place into oven and cook until completely cooked through and golden brown on top, reaching an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 25-30 minutes.
- Serve immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired.
Notes
*Panko is a Japanese-style breadcrumb and can be found in the Asian section of your local grocery store.
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Very tasty my whole family loved this and quit to make.
Made this tonight – it was great! Hubby loved it! Will make it gain soon.
A family favorite.
Loved this recipe! Easy and delish!
Have used this recipe for years. It’s damn delicious
As my husband said, this is crazy good and we should have this every week. It tastes like shrimp scampi but with chicken. Probably will be making it over and over again. Ty
Hi how can I make this with a air fryer?
Your page is suddenly showing up in my Facebook feed, and boy am I GLAD. This recipe was SO easy and delicious. I used chicken tenders instead of thighs, and they turned out perfectly. It is a keeper, for sure.
Do you or anyone have the nutritional information of this recipe per serving I need that for medical reasons. Thanks
The chicken was falling apart as I cut it, literally so good. My picky kids loved it too! Make sure to get chicken thighs, not breasts. I almost made this mistake lol also I used regular bread crumbs because I couldn’t find panko. I will definitely be making this again!
OMG! This was delicious! Thank you so much for the recipe. I will be making this again and again. Be
This recipe has been a favorite, it’s so so good and it’s easy. I like easy since I’m not a huge cook.
I’ve made this recipe several times with great results, it’s a favorite of ours! I have chicken drumsticks in my refrigerator for today, how can I use this recipe? Would I remove the skin, would the coating mixture/panko topping slide off because of the shape of the drumsticks?
This has become one of my favorite easy recipes for years now! I probably make it at least once a month. The creamy, crunchy topping combines great with pasta and a vegetable! I love using both chicken thighs and chicken breasts. I even mentioned this recipe in a blog post I wrote about my favorite quick and easy recipes!
Sounds delicious! 175 degrees though??
This sounds amazing! Would this be a good freezer meal? Would I just cook it as is then place it into an aluminum pan for freezing?
Can you use chicken breast instead?
So good, even with me having to completely change a few things. 🙂 Someone in my house (aka my fiance) finished the cheddar cheese I was going to use for this so swapped out for mozzarella. Also swapped ranch for french onion dip mix to go better with the mozz. Delicious! Can’t wait to try this with ranch/cheddar.
Very simple and quick for dinner on a busy day. My son gave it a thumbs up! Goes to show that a great recipe doesn’t need a lot of fuss and bother!
This recipe is AMAZING! MY ALL time favorite!! My kids love it too! A must recipe for every recipe book!
While mixing, I accidentally poured a pack of FIESTA ranch dressing mix instead of regular. Best. Mistake. Ever!!! Highly recommend!!