Creamy Buttery Baked Chicken is simple and full of flavor. It is another great dinner idea for any occasion!!
This chicken is great over rice or pasta and served with steamed or roasted veggies, roasted or mashed potatoes, a baked bread or any type of salad. Try serving with Roasted broccoli, Strawberry harvest salad, or Best mashed potatoes.
Butter-Y + Delicious
Dinner is a great meal, and it’s something I look forward to, but in the summer time I usually want to make something easy and semi-quick.
I’m either looking for a good crock pot meal or something simple like quesadillas because it’s hard to want to slave over the oven when you’re hot and tired. Fortunately, today’s recipe is one that is quick and takes little prep time!
If your family likes chicken, then you’ll definitely want to try this Butter Baked Chicken. With butter, evaporated milk and cream of chicken soup it’s another chicken dinner winner.
This recipe bakes for a it but turns out delicious and is another great dinner recipe!
How to make
CHICKEN. Dip each chicken piece in a bowl filled with about ⅛ of your evaporated milk. Coat well and then roll it in the flour seasoned with salt and pepper. Melt butter in 9×13 pan and cook the chicken in the melted butter for 1 hour at 350.
SAUCE. Mix together water, can of soup, and the rest of your evaporated milk.
BAKE. After chicken has been baking for 1 hour, turn chicken and pour soup mixture on top. Bake for 30 more minutes until golden brown. Serve as is. Creamy and Delish!!
RECIPE TIPS
Because of the butter that the chicken is cooking in it should not dry out! I have never had it dry out before, but if you would like to cover the pan to prevent it from drying out you can. Although this may prevent it from becoming that golden brown color.
To make this recipe in the crock pot follow the instructions normally. Just putting the melted butter into the crockpot and the prepared chicken pieces on top of it. Cook for 4-5 hours in high or 6-7 hours in low.
When the chicken is half way done cooking you will want to turn it and pour in the soup mixture. Because the crock pot is covered you will probably not get the golden brown color to the chicken.
Variations + Storing
- Squeeze a little lemon on top.
- Melt a little bit of your favorite cheese (shredded) on the chicken the last few minutes of cooking.
- Add a little rosemary or thyme. Or season it to your personal taste.
- Use chicken thighs in this recipe if you prefer.
STORE leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge. It will last in the fridge for 3-5 days. REHEAT it in the microwave.
For more great Baked Chicken recipes, check out these favorites:
- Creamy Swiss Chicken Bake
- Creamy Chicken Alfredo Pasta Bake
- Baked BBQ Chicken
- Crispy Baked Cheddar Chicken
ENJOY!
Buttery Baked Chicken
Ingredients
Instructions
- Dip each chicken piece in a bowl filled with about ⅛ of your evaporated milk. Coat well and then roll it in the flour seasoned with salt and pepper.
- Melt butter in 9×13 pan and cook the chicken in the melted butter for 1 hour at 350.
- Mix together water, can of soup, and the rest of your evaporated milk.
- After chicken has been baking for 1 hour, turn chicken and pour soup mixture on top. Bake for 30 more minutes until golden brown. Serve as is. Creamy and Delish!!
I will try some this week. Can not wait.
This chicken was so delicious. So tender. I served it with rice for all the yummy sauce. It’s a keeper as the guys said. Thank you.
Thank you for the comment!! Glad it was a keeper. It’s definitely a fav in our home. Hopefully you can try other recipes here on the site that are “keepers” too. 😉
Made this tonight and it was a big hit…even with the pickiest of our eaters. Thanks!
YAY!! I Love to hear that!! Thanks for stopping by. I hope you can find other recipes on the site that you enjoy. 😉
I typically cut my chicken breasts in half…. So they aren’t so thick. Should I just leave them for this recipe?
The picture and the instructions don’t jive. Not sure how it gets brown with all of this soup on top. I think something is amiss.
I tried this recipe tonight, found it on Pinterest. I saw you added some rosemary in the photo, but I didn’t have any lemons. Do you have the quantity for those ingredients? I ended up improvising, and added a little thyme and rosemary. I did use all the butter….its why the chicken doesn’t dry out. I served it over angel hair pasta….by boyfriend, he ate it so fast, then said “you ready to get married”? LOL….great recipe, thanks for sharing!
LOL!! Glad he liked it!! As for the lemons and rosemary, I just sprinkled some on top & sliced a small lemon and put some of those slices in. You can definitely add more or less. Thanks so much for letting me know!
I made this tonight and even though I’m stuffed, I could go back for seconds! This is definitely being added to our dinner rotation! Thanks for sharing ????
LOL!! I’m so glad you like it! Thank you for sharing!
Can this recipe be done in a crockpot or slowcooker?
I am sure it can, though I personally haven’t tried.
What size can of milk they make two sizes
The bigger one 🙂 Enjoy!
Trying this tonight but what Do the lemons do. Thanks
Just got the answer to mY lemon q. Keep the chicken recipes coming!!!!’my hUb only eats chicken since a recent heart attack. Thanks. Sue
I sure will!! Thank you so much for letting me know that!
Terrific dish! My husband said it was the best chicken he had ever eaten. I am on low sodium diet, so I had to tweak the recipe with lower sodium homemade soup, and less salt, but it was delicious. I definitely will make this again. Thank you for this wonderful recipe.
You are so welcome! Tell him thank you! Thank you for trying it!
Your nutrition facts for the buttery baked chicken do not specify serving size. Please tell me that the 2824 calories are for the entire dish and not just for 1/4 of the recipe!
What size can evaporated milk.
I accidentally used condensed milk (sweetened of course) instead of evaporated milk. Whoops. We’ll see how that goes!
You will have to let me know! Hope you like it!
I felt like 1/2 cup flour was too much. I covered my chicken and then had a lot left over, which I had to throw out. Other than that, it was very tasty. Added some Tex Mex cheese at the end for more flavour. I served it with roasted Brussels sprouts and homemade rice for a complete meal. My boyfriend loved it! We will try with chicken thighs next time as he prefers those
Thanks for the feedback. Sounds like a delicious meal. Love the sides that you paired with the chicken. Chicken thighs are great in this recipe too, so that’s a great option for next time! Glad you enjoyed the recipe!