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Ranch Baked Chicken Breasts

October 29, 2018 By Joe Boyle 1 Comment

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Last Updated on October 5, 2024

If you’re looking for a different way to prepare chicken, this is it. Ranch baked chicken breasts made with homemade ranch dressing mix.

Chicken breasts that have been baked.

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  • Making the Ranch Dressing Mix
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    • Here are some more popular Chicken recipes to try
  • Ranch Baked Chicken Breasts

This is a recipe everyone in your family is going to love. MaryJo and I sure thought it was delicious.

This is definitely not your momma’s baked chicken. Not my mom’s anyway.

The dry rubbed ranch dressing imparts a totally different flavor profile than what you are used to. In a very good way. 

Seriously, it seems like everyone likes the flavor of ranch dressing and this is definitely a level up because the skin gets all crunchy and crispy and tangy and mouth-wateringly delicious.

Two baked chicken breasts.

Making the Ranch Dressing Mix

Ingredients in the ranch dressing rub are pretty simple and are probably items you have on hand.

The only oddball is powdered buttermilk. It’s something I’ve never used in a recipe.

You can find it in your grocers baking aisle or next to regular powdered milk. It comes in a cardboard container like oatmeal, but smaller.

MaryJo always has it on hand and uses it for making biscuits, pancakes and waffles, cornbread, cakes, and Irish soda bread. 

When a recipe calls for fresh buttermilk, just add 1/4 cup of the dry buttermilk powder to the dry ingredients and 1 cup of water to the wet ingredients for every cup of fresh buttermilk in the recipe. 

The dry buttermilk powder gets stored in the freezer for freshness.

Ranch dressing ingredients for ranch baked chicken breasts.

Ingredients used in the ranch dressing dry rub mix.

Baking the Chicken Breasts

The recipe makes a half cup of mix which is about right for 4 skin on breasts. Lightly coat your chicken breasts with olive oil and sprinkle the rub on them.

I also pulled up the chicken skin to get some next to the flesh. The chicken was baked in a glass casserole that had been sprayed with cooking oil.

Two baked chicken breasts on a cutting board.

The oven was preheated to 375° and timer set for 45 minutes.

After 35 minutes the chicken was checked for temperature, which was 133° but it wasn’t browning as I wished.

Some additional olive oil was brushed on and the convection fan was turned on. If you don’t have a convection oven, raise the temperature of your oven to 400° to brown.

After another 10 minutes, the skin had browned nicely and the internal temperature was 143°. I pulled them out of the oven and kept them in the baking dish covered with foil for 10 minutes.

The chicken turned out perfect with a flavorful, crunchy skin and moist, tender meat.

Ranch dressing rubbed baked chicken breasts.

This is super easy to make and gives you another way to cook chicken. Give ranch baked chicken breasts a try. Here’s the printable recipe.  

Here are some more popular Chicken recipes to try:

  • Simple Chicken Brine for Grilling
  • Honey Mustard Grilled Glazed Chicken
  • Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo
  • Herb Crusted Chicken Breast
  • Creamy White Chicken Chili
  • Chicken and Drop Biscuits Casserole
Two baked chicken breasts.

Ranch Baked Chicken Breasts

Flavorful chicken that has been rubbed with homemade ranch dressing mix and baked to perfection.
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Course: Baked Chicken
Cuisine: American
Keyword: ranch baked chicken breasts
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 chicken breasts
Calories: 366kcal
Author: Joe Boyle

Ingredients

Ranch dressing mix

  • 1/4 cup powdered buttermilk
  • 1 1/2 tbsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tbsp dried parsley
  • 1/2 tbsp dried chives
  • 1/2 tbsp dried dill
  • 1/2 tbsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp kosher salt

Chicken breasts

  • skin-on, bone in chicken breasts
  • olive oil
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Instructions

Ranch dressing mix

  • Mix all ingredients together in a small bowl. 

Chicken breasts

  • Preheat oven to 375°.
  • Lightly coat the breasts with olive oil and sprinkle with the rub. Raise the skin and put some of the rub next to the flesh.
  • Spray a baking dish or pan with cooking oil and add the chicken breasts bone side down. Set a timer for 45 minutes.
  • After about 35 minutes, check the temperature of the breasts and brush on additional olive oil to encourage browning. Turn on the convection fan if equipt or raise the temperature of the oven to 400°.
  • After 45 minutes, check the temperature. It should register near 145°. Remove from the oven and cover with foil for 10 minutes before serving.

Notes

  1. Ranch mix adapted from TastingTable.com
  2. Store excess ranch mix in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freezer.

Nutrition

Calories: 366kcal
 

 

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  1. Eileen j Herbert

    October 30, 2018 at 12:59 pm

    5 stars
    Sounds wonderful!

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