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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!

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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. 🙂

Swiss Chicken Bake Process Shots

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.

Creamy Chicken bake process shot

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:

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4.95 from 454 votes

Creamy Swiss Chicken Bake

By: Lil’ Luna
Indulge in cheesy comfort with creamy swiss chicken bake, an easy weeknight dish smothered in decadent creamy goodness.
Servings: 4
Prep: 7 minutes
Cook: 1 hour
Total: 1 hour 7 minutes

Ingredients 

  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 4 slices swiss cheese, Mozzarella works too
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ¾ cup grated parmesan cheese, divided
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • cooked rice to serve over, optional

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • Pat chicken dry and place in a greased 9×13 pan.
  • Add sliced cheese on top of chicken breasts.
  • In a bowl mix mayonnaise, sour cream, ½ cup Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Spread this over chicken and sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.
  • Bake for 1 hour. Serve over rice if desired or serve alone.

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Nutrition

Calories: 693kcal, Carbohydrates: 3g, Protein: 63g, Fat: 45g, Saturated Fat: 16g, Cholesterol: 213mg, Sodium: 1094mg, Potassium: 930mg, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 660IU, Vitamin C: 3mg, Calcium: 472mg, Iron: 1.2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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  1. Beverly says:

    This Creamy Swiss Chicken Bake looks wonderful, but nobody in my family likes mayonnaise. Is there something else I could use? More sour cream? Cream cheese? A little evaporated milk? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you!!

    1. Lil' Luna says:

      I wish I knew the best answer! You could add more sour cream or use yogurt. Those would be my best guesses. I’d love to know what you use!

    2. Shannon says:

      5 stars
      The mayo acts as an oil You can’t taste it.

  2. Toni says:

    Do you have nutritional info on this recipe? Like carbs, etc? We are low carving but this looks so yummy!!

    1. Lil' Luna says:

      I don’t. I try not to know! You’d have to look at each ingredient and go from there. Sorry, I don’t have it on hand.

  3. Jen says:

    Just went in the oven…can’t wait for some comfort food

    1. Lil' Luna says:

      Definitely comfort food!! Thanks so much for trying it out! Hope you liked it 🙂

  4. Nancy says:

    5 stars
    Some thunderstorms ruined my plans of grilling tonight, so I threw this together after finding it on pinterest. Had a 6-breast pack from the store. That filled up the entire pan. Used a bag of shredded swiss that I had on hand and mixed it together with the other ingredients….think that worked better with it being shredded.

    Yum yum yum
    nom nom nom
    🙂

    1. Lil' Luna says:

      I’m glad you gave this a try!!! Thanks so much for letting me know! We love it!!

  5. Amy says:

    5 stars
    Delicious!! Didn’t have swiss, so made this with provolone slices instead and it was wonderful. This dish will definitely be going into our dinner rotation.

    1. Lil' Luna says:

      Provolone sounds delish!! Thanks so much for sharing!!

  6. Christy says:

    Can you use miracle whip or does it need to be real mayo?

    1. Lil' Luna says:

      I haven’t tried this using miracle whip, but it doesn’t hurt to try:) I know they are different in taste, so it may taste a little different. If you try it, I’d love to know what you think, so we can share that info! Thanks:)

  7. Elise says:

    This looks great and I have all the ingredients on hand! This should go well with the leftover mashed potatoes I am trying to use.

    1. Lil' Luna says:

      It is!! That would be perfect with it! Hope you like it!! Thank you:)

  8. Wanda Barefoot says:

    This sounds really good but my hubby doesn’t like mayonnaise. Can I substitute salad dressing instead?

    1. Lil' Luna says:

      I haven’t tried that, so I’m not sure how it would change the taste. You could always try, then you’ll know:) I’d love to know what you do and how it turns out!

  9. Nicolee says:

    I made this today and it was totally excellent!!!! There was only 2 of us so I used 2 chicken breasts and made half the sauce. Gosh, I thought an hour seemed like a long time but it was perfect. So moist and tender! Thank you so much for this wonderful outstanding chicken bake!

    1. Lil' Luna says:

      Yay!! Glad you liked it!! That hour makes a difference:) Thanks for letting me know!

  10. Linda says:

    I made a mistake and got shredded parm cheese will that work?

    1. Lil' Luna says:

      I haven’t tried that, but I don’t see why not:) Since, it all melts, it should work! Let me know!!