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This Ranch Chicken recipe is an easy skillet meal with creamy sauce and zesty Ranch seasoning. Serve with a side of vegetables and spoon that delicious sauce over some warm baked potatoes!
Be sure to try my Bacon Ranch Chicken for a twist on this recipe with bacon and cheese!
Creamy Ranch Chicken
This meal is definitely one of my favorite easy meals. It actually came about because I was trying to put a different spin on my super popular creamy chicken stew recipe. And this skillet meal is the perfect way to do just that.
The chicken is perfectly seasoned and so flavorful, (with a little brush of melted butter for an extra crispy golden sear, I might add). And the sauce takes just minutes to make from there.
I have to insist that you serve up some baked potatoes with this meal. Spooning this sauce over some warm, fluffy baked potatoes is truly heavenly. Your family is definitely going to request this often!
Want to take it over the top!? Sprinkle some crispy bacon on top right before serving!
How to Make It
See recipe card below this post for ingredient quantities and full instructions.
Slice each chicken breast into 2-3 thinner slices, about 1/2 inch thick. Season with Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Brush 1 side of each piece with melted butter and sear in olive oil for 4-5 minutes per side, until golden brown. Set aside.
Combine sauce ingredients over medium heat. Let it bubble gently for 5 minutes.
Add chicken back to the skillet and spoon sauce on top. Cover partially and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve with mashed or baked potatoes and vegetables.
Pro Tips
- Important! Be sure to get Ranch seasoning mix for this recipe, not Ranch dip mix, they do taste differently and have different uses.
- If you’re not a ranch lover– don’t worry. Ranch seasoning adds a lot of zesty, savory flavor to this sauce, but it doesn’t make it taste like bottled ranch dressing.
- Frozen vegetables can be mixed into the sauce as well. Add them when you add the other sauce ingredients and give them sufficient time to heat through, then add the chicken.
- Brushing the chicken with melted butter not only gives it more flavor, but enhances the golden brown crusty sear. I prefer to brush it right onto the chicken instead of letting it melt in the pan, this way it’s more likely to stay right on the chicken and not burn in the pan.
- If using smaller chicken breasts, consider using 3-4 instead of 2 large.
- Adding Bacon and Cheese: Try my Bacon Ranch Chicken for a fun twist on this recipe!
- Pork Chops: Try my Ranch Pork Chops to switch up the protein!
- This recipe is in The Cozy Cookbook on page 115!
Storage
- Store in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
- It does freeze well, you can freeze baked potatoes with it as well as a side of veggies for easy microwavable lunches or dinners.
Tools For This Recipe
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- This is the skillet I used in this recipe, (and in 90% of my recipes). It’s pricey, but it conducts heat really well and is oven safe. The size is perfect and the quality is great.
- Meat Tenderizer – Using this tool really does make the chicken more tender, you’ll barely have to chew it!
- Kitchen Tongs– makes it easy to handle the chicken when searing and even easier to flip individual mushroom slices as they cook.
- Ranch Seasoning– I like to buy mine in bulk for all of my Ranch Recipes.
Try These Next
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- Chicken Parmesan
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- Creamy Herb Chicken
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Creamy Ranch Chicken
Ingredients
Chicken
- 2 large boneless/skinless chicken breast
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- Salt/Pepper
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1-2 tablespoons olive oil
Sauce
- 10.5 oz. cream of chicken soup
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 1 cup sour cream, at room temp
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 oz. packet Ranch seasoning mix
Instructions
Season/Sear the Chicken:
- Slice the chicken into 2-3 thinner slices. Pound with a meat tenderizer if needed, the chicken will plump up more when cooked. Aim for ½ inch thick slices.
- Pat the chicken completely dry and sprinkle each side with Italian seasoning and salt/pepper. Brush one side of each piece with melted butter, make sure the butter isn’t too hot.
- Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Sear the chicken in batches for 4-5 minutes per side, until a golden brown crust has developed. Remove and set aside.
Make the Sauce
- Add the sauce ingredients to the same skillet over medium heat. Stir until combined. Let it bubble gently and reduce for 5 minutes. Add the chicken and spoon the sauce on top.
- Cover the skillet partially and let the chicken heat through and absorb the flavors from the sauce, about 10 minutes.
- Optional: Serve with baked potatoes and spoon the sauce over each potato (it is so good that way)!
Notes
- Important! Be sure to get Ranch seasoning mix for this recipe, not Ranch dip mix, they do taste differently and have different uses.
- If you're not a ranch lover- don't worry. Ranch seasoning adds a lot of zesty, savory flavor to this sauce, but it doesn't make it taste like bottled ranch dressing.
- Crispy crumbled bacon is also great on top of this!
- Frozen vegetables can be mixed into the sauce as well. Add them when you add the other sauce ingredients and give them sufficient time to heat through, then add the chicken.
- If using smaller chicken breasts, consider using 3-4 instead of 2 large.
- Adding Bacon and Cheese: Try my Bacon Ranch Chicken for a fun twist on this recipe!
- Pork Chops: Try my Ranch Pork Chops to switch up the protein!
- This recipe is in The Cozy Cookbook on page 115!
Storage:
- Store in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
- It does freeze well, you can freeze baked potatoes with it as well as a side of veggies for easy microwavable lunches or dinners.
The nutritional information shared is an estimate and is per serving. There are 4 servings in this recipe.
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Any suggestions on a sub for sour cream? I don’t have any and would love to make this tonight!
Hi Katie! The sour cream really makes this and there is a whole cup in here, you could try mayo, but I haven’t tested it that way!
I made this last week and my picky teenage son LOVED it… between this and your Alfredo sauce recipe, you are his favorite!!
Yesss! I’m so happy your son is enjoying the recipes, thanks so much for the great comments!😀
this was amazing! didn’t take 45 minutes at all, i would 100% recommend if you are on a diet and not eating carbs, my dad loved it very much, so did my sister!
Great to hear Megan, thanks so much for the review!😀
I have made this recipe using your amazing homemade cream of chicken soup recipe ; so fresh and tasty . Who knew ranch added so much flavor to meat ! Trying this recipe with pork loin next.
I can’t wait for you to try this with pork loin Sonia! I know what you mean, it’s shocking how much the ranch flavors the meat! Thanks so much for the great review!💗
Have made this about 4 times and it is so good. My daughter and husband love it!! Definitely spoon the extra sauce on the bake potatoes!
Great call with spooning the sauce on the potatoes, it’s a must! Thanks so much for the great review Sarah, I’m so happy it was such a hit!💗
I made it with mashed potatoes and everyone loves it. Big hit in our house and a repeat recipe for certain
Mashed potatoes or a baked potato is a must with this one! Perfect for soaking up every last bit of sauce. I’m so happy it was such a hit, thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review!💗
This was really good! I appreciate you answering my question so quickly!! It was really good with linguini to add the sauce to and broccoli on the side!! Definitely going to make again!!
I’m so happy to hear that Ashly, thanks so much for the great review!💗
I’m always looking for recipes to add to the meal rotation in our home. I made this dish for my family this evening, they LOVED it, including my 3 very picky eaters! Thanks so much for a delicious and easy recipe that my whole family enjoyed!
You’re very welcome Dana! Thanks so much for the great comments, this is one of my favorite family dinners and I’m so happy it was such a hit with your family!💗
I have made this before with a different recipe, no sour cream and it lacked dimension and just fell flat. This had my taste buds dancing. I used Anything Seasoning by Traeger it has S/P and garlic and we devoured it. Thank you!!!
I’m so happy this was such a hit Megan, thanks so much for the great review!😃
Would this be good on top of noodles? I am definitely going to make this but trying to figure out if the sauce would be good mixed with plain noodles or not.
Hi!! Yes I think noodles would be great!
The best thing I have made in a while!!! So addicting!!!! My husband was obsessed! I made white rice with it. Just a tip for others I used a cast iron skillet which works great too! Thanks for the recipe!
You’re very welcome Carol, happy to hear the husband was impressed! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review!💗