After being away from home for a week and eating out so much, I was excited to get home and have some home-cooked meals. I didn’t want to go grocery shopping though. No thank you! So I started digging around in the cabinets and fridge to see what we had on hand, and I came up with this recipe. I’ve had a Parmesan Ranch chicken before in a restaurant, but I wanted to try to add a little bit more flavor to the dish with other cheeses (plus, I am a cheese addict). I also wasn’t sure what else I wanted for a crust but realized I had a sleeve of crackers left over from something else, so that seemed perfect to use. This Three Cheese Ranch Chicken came out better than I could have ever imagined!
Bryan is normally happy with what I make for dinner, but he kept saying over and over again how good this was. That means this recipe has immediately become a fam fave.
I feel like the ranch flavor in recipes can easily get lost, so I wanted to make sure that didn’t happen with this recipe. Therefore, you will see that I used both a dry ranch mix in the crust mixture and ranch salad dressing as the wet coating for the crust. You obviously don’t need to do both, but I think it had the perfect ranch flavor!
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 sleeve of crackers I used a sleeve of Town House.
- 1/2 cup shredded Mozzarella Cheese
- 1/2 cup grated or shredded Parmesan Cheese
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese or another cheese of choice
- 1 Tbsp Italian Seasoning
- 2 tsp garlic salt
- Pepper to taste
- Dry Ranch Dressing/Seasoning Packet
- 2 Tbsp Ranch Dressing
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Crumble your crackers into a fine mixture. After hand crumbling in a Ziploc bag, I took my rolling pin to the cracker bag to finish. The finer the crackers, the more likely they will stick to the chicken.
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Add the cheese, seasonings and dry ranch packet to the crackers. Keep in bag if you want to toss your chicken or move to a bowl/pan if you want to coat chicken that way.
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Clean your chicken and then coat in a thin layer of ranch dressing.
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Coat your chicken with the cracker and cheese mixture.
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Place chicken in a 9x12 baking dish. I used a glass Pyrex.
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Bake at 400 degrees F for around 20 minutes. Always check that your chicken is completely cooked as cooking time can vary based on the size and thickness of the chicken.
I am already planning on making this again soon! It was the perfect “comfort” meal for our first night home.
Angie | Big Bear's Wife says
I would go crazy over this chicken! Ranch and Cheese??? Yes please!
Jessica (Savory Experiments) says
Three cheese anything gets my attention! Looks fabulous!
Elizabeth@ Food Ramblings says
YUM! Love this recipe– what a great way to spice up chicken breasts!
Virginia @thatbaldchick says
Parmesan chicken is a hit in my house, so I know three cheese ranch chicken would be devoured!
Marina says
That looks delish! I can see my kids wolfing this down. Cheddar and American are favorites here.
Lindsay @fullcaffmama says
This looks awesome! I might have to give it a try over at my house! I will let you know how it goes!
Danielle @ We Have It All says
Oh YUM! My family would LOVE this chicken!
Brett Martin says
Oh wow…this truly looks amazing! I must try.
Theresa says
Cheese just makes everything taste better! This looks like a winning recipe, for sure!
Beth@FrugalFroggie says
I love anything with cheese. And that does look delicious.
Shell says
This sounds like a family friendly recipe! Thanks for sharing!
Rosey says
Those look really moist! This is a recipe my husband would love. I bet my teen would too. I’m pinning it.
Liz Mays says
I’m not sure if I have a favorite cheese for recipes. I tend to change it up a lot. That recipe looks super yummy though!!!!!
Mitch says
Those must be great pictures because I am starving now! I would love to make this dish, it looks and sounds delicious!
Mitch
Kay Adeola says
This has made me hungry! It’s 9:30pm here and i really can’t cook this late.I will give this a go soon,It looks so tasty.
Krystyn @ Really, Are You Serious? says
I’ve never used ranch on chicken before. I bet it makes it super juicy. And, I like to use parmesan when cooking if it goes.
Lindsey @ Redhead Baby Mama says
Cheese and Ranch. I’m sold! But I like the Italian seasoning, too!
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
That sounds really delicious and let’s just be honest here – you had me at three cheese.
Yum Yucky says
Thanks for the delish recipe. Totally gonna do this. I have all ingredients already on hand. wooosahhh!
Maggie says
That’s how the recipe started – easy things I keep in my house already! I hope you like it!!
Platter Talk says
What a great idea for a classic paring of ranch dressing and chicken. Our kids especially will enjoy this meal, as will their parents. Very nicely done!
Maggie says
Thanks!! It was definitely a crowd please over here.