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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.
Swiss chicken bake was extremely salty!! I would eliminate the salt for sure. Perhaps low sodium Swiss would help too. I would not make this recipe again.
You can certainly adjust the amount of salt for your liking. Thanks for the feedback.
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This was very good, quick and easy to make. It was a touch salty between all the cheese, mayo and added salt. Next time I will eliminate the added salt or at least significantly reduce to just a dash. Other than that it was good.
I’m glad you enjoyed the recipe. Yes, you can certainly adjust the added salt to your liking! 🙂
Yummy! So easy, 30 minute prep time. I served it with rice as suggested. Thank you for the recipe.
Hi, can I use Greek yogurt instead of the sour cream as I can’t eat that?
You sure can! Greek yogurt is a great substitute for sour cream!
Loved this used fresh parmesan cheese and only change I would make is leave out the salt.
I’m so glad you loved it! Thanks for sharing what you do!
The recipe looks good but there were so many ads and pop ups and videos I found it almost impossible to read.
I’m so sorry you weren’t able to read the recipes with the ads and pop ups. I will look in to that. Thank you!
Very delicious, the whole family loved it! Definitely added to the rotation
The only things I did differently was pan fry the chicken before baking it, and added provolone on top of the swiss to make it extra cheesy!
Great idea!! I’ll have to try that! Thank you for sharing that!
I’m planning late, cooking tomorrow. There is no sour cream on hand, and no time to get any before cooking. What are your thoughts on cream cheese or goat cheese, in small portions, as a substitute? Some of my family are not adventurous eaters. Substitute, or wait and try this later?.
I haven’t tried, but I am sure those are both great options!
This was excellent, we all loved it! My kids are super picky and they were so happy with this dinner 🥰 They want me to make it every week
Yay!! Love to hear that! Thank you for letting me know!