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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
Swiss Chicken
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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°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 the chicken reaches 165°F. Serve chicken on its own or over rice.
Notes
- To cut back on calories, use light/low-fat dairy products.
- Bake uncovered, but if the top cheeses or sauce start to brown too fast, tent with foil for the remainder of the bake time.
- To help the chicken cook evenly, use a kitchen mallet to pound the thicker parts of the breast so that it is an even thickness throughout.
- Avoid rubbery chicken by not overcooking. This can be exacerbated by uneven cooking or using lower-quality chicken that may be affected by conditions like “woody breast.”
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I did the rub first then I put cheese on top OOPS! would that still be ok ? Or will it not turn out ugh! https://greensowing.com I hate making cooking mistakes , please let me know soon
Thank you,
Irene
Hmmm..I wish I knew. I am sure it will still be fine 🙂 The flavors are all still there. Let me know!
So decadent, so delicious! Thank you so much for the recipe!
You are so welcome!! Glad you liked it! Thank you!
Can this recipe be made ahead of time to be refrigerated or frozen?
I would make ahead & leave in the fridge, covered. I haven’t tried freezing.
Have made this before with Parm cheeses but I do not have any and can’t leave th house. Can I use another cheese? I have Mozzarella, Havarti and cheddar. I know it probably won’t be as good but want to know if anybody else has tried another cheese? Have cheddar, mozzarella and
Havarti. I do have the Swiss.
I haven’t tried others, but I am sure any of those would work 🙂
Little salty for me. I doubt I will make it again.
Thanks for trying it!
Hi! I don’t see my previous comment so hopefully this won’t get posted twice. 🙂 I was just wondering if you cut your chicken breasts in half to make 2 thinner cutlets or do you just leave them whole? Thank you!
Yes, you sure could 🙂 Hope you like it!
I just wanted to let you know that years later, yep, this recipe is still being discovered and it’s GOLD!!!! I honestly thought I’d tried chicken every possible way in the universe but I’ve never tasted flavors like this. And it was so easy, I kept thinking I’d missed a step because I was done in 5 minutes. THANK YOU for such a realistic, busy mom, weekday dinner that somehow looks and tastes restaurant worthy!!
I am so glad you think that!! Thank you so much for letting me know 🙂
I love this recipe. Can you make it ahead of time? So that I can just pop it in the oven when I’m ready?
For sure!! Happy you like this recipe 🙂 Thank you!!
This was a super easy recipe and so yummy!
So happy you think so 🙂 Thank you for saying that!
omg soooo delicious ? I was thinking, thank goodness no one saw me eating it because I must have looked like a wild animal lol or something, wau…so GOOD.Thank you for fantastic and easy recipe ?
LOL!! You are so welcome! Thank you for trying it & sharing that!