Oven Ranch Chicken Recipes

BAKED RANCH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 375°F. Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Prep Dredge: In a shallow plate, combine the ranch dressing mix with the breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese. Place the mayo in another shallow plate.
• Coat Chicken: Dredge the chicken breasts first through mayo on both sides, then through the breadcrumb mixture. Place into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake: Transfer the baking dish to the preheated oven and bake for 40 minutes or until a thermometer reads 165°F when inserted into the thickest part of the chicken breast.

BAKED RANCH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheet with vegetable oil.
• Put bread crumbs and ranch dressing into separate bowls.
• Dip chicken into ranch dressing and press into bread crumbs to coat. Gently toss between your hands so any bread crumbs that haven't stuck can fall away. Arrange onto prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

OVEN RANCH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F Prepare baking dish.
• In a shallow bowl, combine bread crumbs and salad dressing mix; mix well. Place sour cream in another shallow dish.
• Dip chicken in sour cream, coating well. Roll coated chicken in bread crumb mixture.
• Place chicken in baking dish. Discard any remaining bread crumb mixture and sour cream.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until chicken is tender and juices run clear.

BAKED RANCH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°F. Place chicken breasts into a Glad® gallon bag and pound until they are ¾ of an inch thick (optional). Place the chicken breasts in a baking dish to fit. Brush with the melted butter or olive oil on both sides. Sprinkle or shake the ranch seasoning mix over the chicken on both sides. If there is any remaining butter or oil, drizzle over the seasoned chicken.
• Place in the oven and bake for 18-20 minutes, until cooked through and no longer pink in the center. Remove from the oven and let rest for a few minutes. Serve hot.

OVEN-FRIED RANCH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk the buttermilk, mayonnaise, half of the thyme, 1 teaspoon paprika, the onion and garlic powders, cayenne and 1 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Add the chicken and toss to coat; cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours or overnight.
• Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with aluminum foil and set a wire rack on each; coat the racks with cooking spray. Combine the breadcrumbs, chives, the remaining thyme and 1/2 teaspoon paprika, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper in a shallow bowl.
• Remove the chicken from the marinade and dredge in the breadcrumb mixture, pressing to adhere. Put the white meat on one wire rack and the dark meat on the other rack, skin-side up. Coat the chicken with cooking spray. Transfer to the oven, placing the dark meat on the bottom oven rack; bake until the crust is golden and a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat registers 165 degrees F, 50 to 55 minutes. Let cool slightly on the wire racks, 10 minutes. Season with salt.

OVEN FRIED RANCH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.
• Pour buttermilk into shallow glass or plastic bowl. Add chicken; turn to coat. Let stand 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in 2-quart resealable food-storage plastic bag, crush cereal with rolling pin. Add Bisquick mix and dressing mix (dry) to cereal in bag. Remove chicken from buttermilk; discard buttermilk. Add chicken to cereal mixture. Seal bag; shake to coat.
• Place chicken on cookie sheet. Spray with cooking spray. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F).

OVEN RANCH CHICKEN (LOW-FAT)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Spray cookie sheet with non-stick spray.
• In shallow dish combine bread crumbe & dressing mix (I use my food processor to mix them together because I usually make my own bread crumbs with toast - viola! the bread is already in there!).
• Dip chicken in sounr cream, then crumb mixture.
• Place on cookie sheet, spray chicken with cooking spray (if desired).
• Discard any remaining bread crumbs & sour cream.
• Bake at 375 for 30-35 minutes or until chicken is fork tender and juices run clear.

RANCH MARINATED OVEN-FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Prick the thigh cutlets all over with a fork.
• Mix together the buttermilk, ranch dressing mix and hot sauce.
• Marinate the chicken for at least 1 hour and overnight if you wish.
• Preheat your oven to 200C.
• Mix together the remaining ingredients (except spray oil) in a large bowl and dip the marinated chicken pieces into this, pressing on well.
• Place on a baking sheet, spray with oil and cook for about 40 minutes or until the juices run clear, reducing the oven to 180 after about 10 minutes.
• We ate this with a garden salad, and oven baked wedges.