Creamy Buttery Baked Chicken is simple and full of flavor. It is another great dinner idea for any occasion!!
I cook with chicken breasts A LOT. It’s probably our go-to meat. With that being said, I have a lot of favorite baked chicken breast recipes, like Salsa Chicken, Creamy Swiss Chicken Bake, BBQ Baked Chicken, and this Buttery Baked Chicken!
Butter-Y + Delicious
Dinner is a great meal, and it’s something I look forward to, but more often than not, I usually want to make something easy and semi-quick.
I’m either looking for a good crock pot meal or something simple because it’s hard to want to slave over an intricate meal after a long busy day. 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 Buttery Baked Chicken. With butter, evaporated milk and cream of chicken soup, it’s another chicken dinner winner.
Buttery Baked Chicken is great over rice or pasta, served with Roasted Broccoli, Mashed Potatoes, or any type of salad. It’s a heavenly meal!
How to make Buttery Baked Chicken
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°F.
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!!
TIPS + Variations
Dry chicken? 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. However, I would remove it towards the end of the cook time to let the chicken brown.
Recipe Variations:
- Squeeze some fresh lemon on top.
- Melt a little bit of your favorite cheese (shredded) on the chicken the last few minutes of cooking.
- Add some rosemary or thyme. Or season it to your personal taste.
- Use chicken thighs in this recipe if you prefer.
FAQ
How to store leftovers? STORE leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge. It will last in the fridge for 3-5 days.
How to reheat? REHEAT it in the microwave until heated through.
How to make this in the crock pot? Just put the melted butter into the crockpot and the prepared chicken pieces on top of it. Cook for 4-5 hours on high or 6-7 hours on low.
Half way through the cooking time, turn each piece over and pour in the soup mixture. Cook for the remaining time.
For more great Baked Chicken recipes:
- Creamy Swiss Chicken Bake
- Creamy Chicken Alfredo Pasta Bake
- Crispy Baked Cheddar Chicken
- Mayo Parmesan Chicken Bake
Buttery Baked Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 can evaporated milk 12 oz
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1/4 cup water
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°F.
- 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!!
We love chicken too!! We eat it most nights. I can’t wait to try this recipe!! Super delicious!! Thanks 🙂
How does baking it for that long not make it dried out? It looks delicious and I really want to try it.
I’m wondering the same thing. 90 min is too long.
We tried this tonight. That’s an awful lot of butter. I think maybe you are meant to dump the butter at the time that you add the soup mixture…?
Yup, which is why it’s so good! 😉 If you want less butter I suggest using 1/4 cup instead. 😉
Do you think this will work with mushroom soup?
Absolutely!! The flavor will be a little different than the original recipe, but it will still taste delicious!
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I thought this was really good but I used chicken thighs instead of the chicken breasts.
Thighs would be just as good! Glad you liked it. 🙂
Thanks for the recipe. Your website is really nice, I love the photos. Do you bake the chicken covered? I wonder how it bakes for 1.5 hours and is not dry.
Yea just wondering like others. Does it get dry choking that long? Do you need to cover?
It didn’t get dry for us, but you can definitely cover it if you’d like. 🙂
This looks delish but I have a question-what size can of evaporated milk? Thanks.
There is only one size. I don’t have one on hand but its about 14-15 oz.
I had the same question as there is actually a small can of evap milk as well.
Carnation has two sizes.. 5 oz and 12 oz. https://www.verybestbaking.com/products/3804/carnation/nestle-carnation-evaporated-milk/
It’s 12 ounces, I believe. 😉
What is the carb count? Calories? Did I miss where this is posted?
All Wonderful Recipes. Thanks so much.
You are very welcome. 🙂
Is there a secret to getting them to brown? We tried tonight and did not brown up like the pic. Still good though!
I was so excited to try this but with 17 min left on the timer my oven was on FIRE!! How the heck did this happen?! I followed everything 100%, down to the pan size!
I would love to know nutritional facts.. Calories?
Because.. This was totally delish! Could b my new favorite easy recipe
It’s quite high. If you use four 7.5 oz chicken breasts, it comes out to 758 calories per breast.
I was wondering about the part that you pour over the chicken- there was so much my chicken was completely covered. Your pictures look like it was drizzled- did you dump the whole mixture on the chicken? With mine, you couldn’t even see the browning of the chicken. Normal or not normal?
There was a ton so we actually poured most of it over and baked and then left a little bit to drizzle on top. 😉
Made it tonight….just so-so….pretty boring
i made mine just like it says and it browned and came out perfect. The butter is basically frying it.. Super easy.
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!
Can I use bone in chicken thighs?
Yes you can!
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!
Can you use something else in place of evaporated milk?
Yes – you can use half and half or whipping cream or if you want to stay away from dairy, you can use chicken broth.
This recipe is super easy! It’s a great go-to & tastes good with anything! My kids love the sauce over the chicken!
Another good tasting meal that has the option of going into the crockpot. Anything in the crockpot is always a favorite for me.
Such an incredible dish! The flavors are amazing!!
This recipe will change your life! So easy to make and 100% delicious. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
this chicken is amazing! I served it on a bed of rice with some veggies and everyone loved it!
Yay!! Thank you for letting me know!
So yummy and easy. The extra “sauce” mixes well with a side of white rice.
Can you do the same thing with steak
I haven’t tried substituting the chicken for steak. I’m not sure this is the recipe I would use to swap for steak either, just due to how it is baked. You’d need to adjust baking time and even probably how you bake it if you were to use steak. We have an awesome steak marinade recipe that you could grill or sear in a pan https://lilluna.com/steak-marinade-recipe/ or a yummy Chicken Fried Steak recipe too, that may feel a bit more like this Butter Chicken, but using steak: https://lilluna.com/chicken-fried-steak/
This chicken was so good I add a few more spices like garlic salt instead of salt and paprika onion powder
Mmmm sounds tasty! So glad you enjoyed the chicken!
Loved it!Made chicken flavor rice a roni to go with it & added a can of sliced mushrooms. Delicious & easy
How could I change the oven cooking to a crock pot? Thank you, Karen
Just put the melted butter into the crockpot and the prepared chicken pieces on top of it. Cook for 4-5 hours on high or 6-7 hours on low. Half way through the cooking time, turn each piece over and pour in the soup mixture. Then cook for the remaining time. Hope you enjoy!!