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Delicious Creamy Swiss Chicken Bake – a simple and delicious dinner recipe that includes Swiss and Parmesan cheeses and baked to perfection.
It’s one of our favorite chicken recipes, and for good reason. It’s simple, delicious and perfect for any occasion. Serve it with some rolls or roasted vegetables, and you’re set!
Creamy Chicken Bake
I love easy dinner recipes! They are my favorite!! They are the ones I rely on almost every day so that I can actually get my husband and kids fed quickly and without a ton of stress.
This next recipe happens to be one of those kinds of recipes that we love – easy, delicious and quick. We have always loved chicken and were so glad to find this creamy, Swiss Chicken Bake (aka Mayonnaise Chicken or Sour Cream Chicken).
This recipe has a lot of different names, but it’s a chicken bake that takes just a few minutes to prep. The result is phenomenal and one that we love to have and serve with noodles or rice.
We do tend to eat tons of chicken in our home, so if you like chicken too and like an easy recipe, you should definitely give this Creamy Swiss Chicken Bake a try. 🙂
How to Make Swiss Chicken bake
This recipe is beyond easy, and you’ll see why. To make it, preheat the oven to 375. Pat dry your chicken and place in a greased 9×13 dish. Add sliced swiss cheese on top of each breast.
In a bowl, mix mayonnaise, sour cream, Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Spread this over the chicken and sprinkle the remaining grated Parmesan cheese on top.
Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour and serve alone or over rice/noodles.
Storing Tips + FAQ
How to store mayonnaise chicken? Place in an air-tight container and place in the fridge for up to 4 days. To reheat, we recommend just heating in the microwave until heated through.
Can you use light ingredients in this recipe? To cut back on calories, you can definitely use the light dairy products (light Swiss cheese, light mayo, light sour cream). We do this all the time and think the swiss chicken still tastes great.
Can you substitute for mayo in this recipe? Yes, you can. Do this by adding more sour cream or adding plain yogurt instead of the mayonnaise.
What to Serve with Swiss Chicken? The options are endless, but here are some of our favs:
For more baked chicken recipes:
- Crispy Baked Chicken
- Baked Chicken Fingers
- Baked Pesto Chicken
- Paprika Chicken
- Buttery Baked Chicken
Creamy Swiss Chicken Bake
Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 4 slices swiss cheese, or mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¾ cup grated parmesan cheese, divided
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 4 cups cooked rice, for serving, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 9×13 inch baking dish and set aside.
- Pat chicken dry and place in prepared pan.
- Place a slice of Swiss cheese on top of each chicken breast.
- In a bowl mix mayonnaise, sour cream, ½ cup Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Spread mixture over chicken and sprinkle with remaining ¼ cup Parmesan.
- Bake for 1 hour, until the internal temperature of chicken reaches 164 degrees F. Serve chicken on it's own or over rice if desired.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I did not have sour cream so I used mayo plus yogurt. No lumping. I know sour cream will curdle if too hot. You are to keep stirring to prevent. You cannot do this for this receipe so yogurt with the mayo may be the best way to go.
Thank you for sharing what you did!! Great option!
Maybe place a cooling rack or two in the bottom of your dish, coated with some oil or spray and put the chicken on the racks with the cheese and sauce might help?
This recipe is delicious with tender chicken and so easy to make. BUT, is everyone’s finished product sitting in a lumpy saucy broth? I considered adding a flour roux but I’m not sure where to add it. I wanted to serve it at a women’s luncheon in April but the presentation is not very attractive. Any thoughts? Thanks!
Mine does too. There is definitely sauce at the bottom. You can make it, then transfer it to a platter or something else?? Hope that helps! It is delicious though 🙂
Decided to try something new for dinner and found this recipe. I had all the ingredients so put it together for the family. It was soooo good and easy to make. Served it with rice, baked asparagus and a mandarin orange salad. Everyone LOVED it and I will be making it again soon!!!!!
Very easy dish to prepare. I added a little more garlic, but otherwise followed the recipe. The end result didn’t quite look like your pic. Everything pretty much slid off. Not a pretty presentation, but didn’t stop my family from enjoying every last bite. Wouldn’t mind a tip for keeping the ingredients on the chicken. Thank you again.
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This is the best chicken recipe I have ever made. It is delicious! I have been making it a lot since I found it. I like to dip the chicken in the sauce before placing in baking pan and then pour the remaining sauce over the top once the cheese has been placed on the chicken. The chicken turns out even moister doing it that way.
This is a great recipe and fairly easy for a beginner cook. I use it all the time now and my family loves it.
This is a new family favorite. I tenderized the breasts, and added thighs to the pan. Also used gouda and pepper jack cheese on some of the pieces. So delicious!