Caesar Chicken (4 Ingredients) Recipe - The Cookie Rookie® (2024)

Caesar Chicken is the perfect melt-in-your-mouth chicken recipe! It’s creamy, simple, and filled with flavor. This easy baked chicken recipe only has 4 ingredients and takes less than 30 minutes to make. It’s one of the absolute best weeknight dinners out there.

What’s in Caesar Chicken?

With just a handful of ingredients and 30 minutes to bake in the oven, this chicken dinner will be ready in no time!

• Chicken Breasts: Use boneless, skinless chicken breasts for this recipe. If they are on the thicker side, thin them out evenly.
• Caesar Dressing: Use your favorite creamy Caesar salad dressing. Or try making this homemade Caesar dressing recipe.
• Parmesan: Freshly grated Parmesan cheese will melt best.
• Black Pepper: Ground black pepper adds just a bit of spice into this dish. Simple but effective!

Notes from the Test Kitchen

If you find that the sauce seems to separate or curdle, try mixing 1 tablespoon of all-purpose flour into the dressing/sour cream mixture before adding it to the chicken. This will help bind it together.

Variations on Baked Caesar Chicken

While you only need 3 main ingredients to make this baked chicken breast recipe (chicken, caesar dressing, cheese), there’s another ingredient that will make it extra creamy. Mixing sour cream into the dressing will add an extra bit of tanginess to the flavor, and it will really make this chicken melt in your mouth! It’s an optional ingredient though, so skip it if you prefer. Plain Greek yogurt would be a nice substitute if you want something lighter.

Serving Suggestions

This melt-in-your-mouth Caesar chicken is the perfect dish to serve for any weeknight dinner, and it goes well with almost any side dish. Start with a Kale Caesar Salad, and add some roasted mushrooms or Air Fryer baked potatoes. And don’t forget the dinner rolls! You could also mix in some Instant Pot rice to beef up the meal.

How to Make Caesar Chicken Step by Step

Season the Chicken: Preheat your oven to 375°F and spray the inside of an 8×11½-inch baking pan with nonstick spray. If the breasts are uneven thickness, pound them (placed in a Ziplock bag and on a flat surface) to an even ¾-1-inch thickness using a meat pounder. Sprinkle 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (both sides) with 1 cup of grated Parmesan cheese and ½ teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper, and place them in the prepared baking dish.

Pour Over the Sauce: Whisk together 1 cup of Caesar dressing and ½ cup of sour cream in a small bowl. Pour the Caesar/sour cream mixture over each breast then sprinkle the remaining ½ cupgrated Parmesan cheese on top.

Bake and Serve: Place the prepared chicken in the oven and bake at 375°F for 30 minutes, or until a meat thermometer inserted in the thickest part of one of the middle breasts reads 150°F. Turn the oven to broil and broil the breasts an additional 2-4 minutes, or until the chicken turns golden brown. It can burn quickly, so watch it closely. When done, a meat thermometer should register 165°F when stuck into the thickest part of one of the middle breasts. Remove from the oven, cover loosely with foil and allow chicken to rest 5-10 minutes before serving. If desired, garnish with chopped parsley.

How to Store and Reheat

Store leftover baked Caesar chicken in an airtight container, and keep it in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. To reheat, place it back in the oven at 350°F until it reaches an internal temperature of 165°F.

How to Freeze

Store creamy Caesar chicken in a freezer-safe container, and freeze it for up to 2 months. Let thaw overnight in the refrigerator before reheating.

More Baked Chicken Recipes To Try

• Baked Chicken Wings
• Honey Garlic Chicken
• Baked Chicken Tacos
• Oven Fried Chicken
• Crispy Baked Chicken Thighs
• Baked Ranch Chicken
• Swiss Chicken Bake