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Italian Dressing Chicken with pasta salad and greens on a plate
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Italian Dressing Chicken

Move over chicken parm, our Italian Dressing Chicken packs in Italian flavors & takes 5 minutes to assemble! Add pasta & veggies for a quick midweek meal!
Course Chicken Dinner
Cuisine Italian
Keyword baked chicken recipes, chicken breast recipes, Italian chicken recipes, less than 5 ingredients dinner, Sheet pan chicken recipes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 447kcal
Author Kathleen

Ingredients

Toppings:

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C).
  • Place chicken breast (6) in a 1-gallon resealable plastic bag. Pour just enough dressing in the bag over the chicken to cover all the chicken pieces. (I used about 2/3's of the bottle). Seal the bag, removing as much air as possible. Place the bag on a rimmed cookie sheet and refrigerate for 30-45 minutes.
  • In a 15x10 inch Pyrex baking dish, arrange chicken, skin side down, in a single layer. Pour marinade over chicken. Bake chicken in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and turn chicken skin side up. Bake for 12-18 minutes, or until cooked through. (depending on the thickness of the chicken). Turn oven to broil.
  • Remove chicken from oven and sprinkle each breast generously with Italian seasoning top (1-2 teaspoons) with 2-3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese. Broil chicken until cheese is melted and golden brown. Serve.

Notes

  1. Safe Food Handling- Remember when making this recipe that the times listed in the instructions are guidelines. The internal temperature for whatever cut of chicken you use must get to 165° for safe consumption!
  2. Broiling Basics- Broiling is a great way to add crispiness to a dish, but you have to keep an eye on it! It is so easy to burn things with your broiler! If you have a traditional oven with the broiler in the top, place the baking dish on the highest shelf. Start low- if you have multiple broiler settings- and watch for a few minutes. If it isn’t melting the cheese, then bump it up. Last bit of advice- watch it like a hawk! You can go from kitchen hero to kitchen zero in less than a minute!
  3. Baking Dish- I use a 15X10 inch Pyrex baking dish a 9X13 inch just wasn’t quite big enough to accommodate 6 large pieces of chicken. If you have another type of larger baking dish feel free to use it.
  4. How Long Do You Bake Chicken: This of course depends on the type and thickness of the chicken, the oven temperature, and whether or not it’s covered. We cook these boneless chicken breasts, uncovered, at 350 for about 22 minutes plus broil time for melting the Parm.
    • It’s important to realize that every oven varies in the exact temperature it reaches, regardless of what temperature you call for. Ovens vary in how consistently they maintain a called-for temperature. All that to say, the cooking time suggested in any recipe is an approximation.
    • Check your chicken with an instant-read thermometer to be safe. Inserted into the thickest part of the chicken (not touching any bone if you’re using bone-in chicken) it should register 165°F (79°C) according to the USDA. Here’s an article from the USDA if you’d like to confirm.

Nutrition

Serving: 1/6 of the recipe | Calories: 447kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 1271mg | Potassium: 263mg | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 225IU | Calcium: 215mg | Iron: 1.1mg