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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.
Making this for dinner tonight. But my chicken wasn’t all the way thawed out can u pre cook it and then put the sauce on it??
Yes, that should work, since it all goes in the oven to warm and melt the cheese and sauce. Atleast, you know your chicken won’t be frozen:)
My family and I love this!
I add chicken broth to the pan to help keep the chicken moist and give it extra flavor. As well, I cook it for 30 mins check it, THEN add the cheese and spread. Just so it doesn’t burn. We love it tho. Thanks for the recipe!
Those changes sound great!! Chicken broth adds a yummy taste! Glad your family loved it!!
That sounds like a good idea. About to make this recipe tonight and will try adding the broth and waiting on topping with the cheese mixture as well. thanks.
Thanks for the great recipies. I too love zucchini, a lot of chicken, and am trying to eat more healthy.
I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR HOURS FOR CHICKEN BREAST RECIPES FOR EASTER,SOME FAMILY MEMBERS DO NOT EAT HAM(GO FIGURE).
YOUR RECIPE IS SOO SIMPLE AND LOOKS FOR DELICIOUS!
AND VERY FAMILY FRIENDLY ESPECIALLY WITH A 16 YEAR OLD PICKY EATER.
HAVE ALL THE INGREDIENTS,AND WILL BE COOKING THIS IN THE MORNING.
THANKS FOR THE RECIPE,JUST SO SORRY IT TOOK ME HOURS TO FIND THIS.
MARLO HARRISON
P.S. I HOPE GOUDA SLICES WORK BECAUSE I CAN NOT DEAL WITH ANYMORE GROCERY STORES!
This is the perfect recipe for everyone! I hope they all enjoyed it, like we do!
Made this the other night using mozzarella cheese instead of swiss cheese. It was delicious! My entire family loved it. In the comments some people posted that the cheese mixture melted off the chicken, maybe they did not pat the chicken dry before putting the cheese on. I also do not like mayo, but I honestly did not taste it.
Thank you Vicky for sharing! So, glad your family loved it!
I made this tonight and it was AMAZING!! I did tweek a few things. Instead of adding garlic and Parmesan to the mixture, I mixed in a TBSP. of pesto. I also sprinkled shredded Parmesan on top of the chicken after I spread on the cream sauce.
I served it over garlic butter spaghetti noodles with mushrooms. It will definitely be a staple in our house from now on!!
Sounds delish!! Love what you tweeked:) Thanks for letting me know!
This looks so good that I can almost smell it. I am going to try it. Also, thank you for adding a “print” button to your site. That made it so easy to print the recipe.
So happy to see a recipe that not only looks delicious, but does not require a can of creamed soup.. I can’t wait to give it a try!!
Let me know if you give it a try – it’s delicious! 😀
Please feel free to use my email address for recipes. Love this one!
Trying this recipe for supper tonight! I love easy recipes like this, they’re life savers for a new teacher!
xoxo, SS
How did it turn out?