Cheddar Ranch Smothered Chicken Food

CHEDDAR BACON & RANCH SMOTHERED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Mix together onion powder, garlic powder, and paprika and sprinkle evenly over chicken. Rub to coat chicken in seasoning blend.
• Heat oil in a large heavy bottomed, oven safe skillet over medium heat.
• Add the chicken to the skillet and cook for 4 minutes on each side or until nicely browned.
• As chicken is cooking, stir together the cream cheese and ranch seasoning in a small bowl until well combined.
• Carefully spread the cream cheese mixture over each piece of chicken.
• Top with the shredded cheese.
• Place pan in the oven and bake until chicken is fully cooked, about 10 minutes.
• Top with the crumbled bacon and green onions just before serving.

ORIGINAL RANCH CHEDDAR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Pour the Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Dressing into a large bowl. Add the chicken to the bowl of dressing and mix until the chicken is evenly coated. In a shallow bowl, add the breadcrumbs, Cheddar, Parmesan cheeses and stir until well combined. Dredge each breast in the bread crumb and cheese mixture. Arrange the chicken on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake the chicken for 20 to 25 minutes until the chicken is crisp and an internal temperature of 165°F is reached.

SMOTHERED CHEDDAR BACON RANCH CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cook bacon until crisp and chop into 1" pieces.
• Add cream cheese and ranch seasoning to a bowl and mix to combine. (Tip: warming the cream cheese helps it mix much easier)
• Season chicken lightly with salt.
• Spread half of the mixture on the bottom of a 9x13" baking pan and add chicken breasts to pan.
• Top chicken breasts evenly with remaining cream cheese.
• Add bacon and cheese to cover the chicken breasts.
• Cover with foil, and bake in the oven for 15 minute. Uncover and continue to bake until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees (approx 15 more minutes).
• Remove from oven, let cool slightly and serve.

CHEDDAR RANCH SMOTHERED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Lay out stips of bacon on a cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees while browning the chicken.
• Lightly brown chicken in olive oil and place in a 9 x 13 dish sprayed with cooking spray.
• Take out bacon and place 2 pieces of bacon over each chicken breast.
• Sprinkle with 1/3 of your cheddar cheese. Bake at 400 degrees until almost done.
• While that is cooking mix together the softned cream cheese, ranch dressing mix, and enough halfn-half to bring the mixture to the consistency of ranch dressing.
• When chicken is almost done, drizzle dressing mixture lightly over chicken
• then add to rest of your cheese and cook until the cheese is melted and juices run clear.