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Melt-In-Your-Mouth Chicken

Melt-In-Your-Mouth Chicken

A delightful recipe for Melt-In-Your-Mouth Chicken featuring a creamy sauce and baked to perfection.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course main dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings
Calories 400 kcal

Equipment

  • oven
  • baking dish
  • mixing bowl

Ingredients
  

Sauce Ingredients

  • 1 cup sour cream
  • ¾ cup finely grated Parmesan
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 tsp. sweet paprika
  • ¼ tsp. onion powder
  • ⅛ tsp. cayenne pepper
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • Cooking spray

Chicken

  • 6 pieces skinless, boneless chicken breasts about 2 ¾ lb. total

Garnish

  • Chopped fresh parsley leaves for serving

Instructions
 

Cooking Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375º. In a medium bowl, combine sour cream, Parmesan, mayonnaise, garlic powder, paprika, onion powder, cayenne, ¼ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper.
  • Grease a 13"-by-9" baking dish with cooking spray. Season chicken all over with 1 ½ teaspoons salt and pepper (optional), then arrange in a single layer in prepared dish. Spread sour cream mixture over top of chicken.
  • Bake chicken until top of sour cream mixture is golden brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of chicken registers 165º, 30 to 35 minutes. Top with parsley.

Nutrition

Serving: 1pieceCalories: 400kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 45gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 130mgSodium: 600mgPotassium: 500mgSugar: 1gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 300mgIron: 1mg
Keyword baked chicken, chicken, creamy chicken, dinner, Easy Chicken Recipe, Family Meal
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