This Ranch Chicken recipe is an easy skillet meal with creamy sauce and zesty Ranch seasoning. Serve with a side of vegetables and spoon that delicious sauce over some warm baked potatoes!
Be sure to try my Bacon Ranch Chicken for a twist on this recipe with bacon and cheese!
Creamy Ranch Chicken
This meal is definitely one of my favorite easy meals. It actually came about because I was trying to put a different spin on my super popular creamy chicken stew recipe. And this skillet meal is the perfect way to do just that.
The chicken is perfectly seasoned and so flavorful, (with a little brush of melted butter for an extra crispy golden sear, I might add). And the sauce takes just minutes to make from there.
I have to insist that you serve up some baked potatoes with this meal. Spooning this sauce over some warm, fluffy baked potatoes is truly heavenly. Your family is definitely going to request this often!
Want to take it over the top!? Sprinkle some crispy bacon on top right before serving!
How to Make It
See recipe card below this post for ingredient quantities and full instructions.
Slice each chicken breast into 2-3 thinner slices, about 1/2 inch thick. Season with Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Brush 1 side of each piece with melted butter and sear in olive oil for 4-5 minutes per side, until golden brown. Set aside.
Combine sauce ingredients over medium heat. Let it bubble gently for 5 minutes.
Add chicken back to the skillet and spoon sauce on top. Cover partially and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve with mashed or baked potatoes and vegetables.
Pro Tips
- Important! Be sure to get Ranch seasoning mix for this recipe, not Ranch dip mix, they do taste differently and have different uses.
- If you’re not a ranch lover– don’t worry. Ranch seasoning adds a lot of zesty, savory flavor to this sauce, but it doesn’t make it taste like bottled ranch dressing.
- Frozen vegetables can be mixed into the sauce as well. Add them when you add the other sauce ingredients and give them sufficient time to heat through, then add the chicken.
- Brushing the chicken with melted butter not only gives it more flavor, but enhances the golden brown crusty sear. I prefer to brush it right onto the chicken instead of letting it melt in the pan, this way it’s more likely to stay right on the chicken and not burn in the pan.
- If using smaller chicken breasts, consider using 3-4 instead of 2 large.
- Adding Bacon and Cheese: Try my Bacon Ranch Chicken for a fun twist on this recipe!
- Pork Chops: Try my Ranch Pork Chops to switch up the protein!
- This recipe is in The Cozy Cookbook on page 115!
Storage
- Store in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
- It does freeze well, you can freeze baked potatoes with it as well as a side of veggies for easy microwavable lunches or dinners.
Tools For This Recipe
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- This is the skillet I used in this recipe, (and in 90% of my recipes). It’s pricey, but it conducts heat really well and is oven safe. The size is perfect and the quality is great.
- Meat Tenderizer – Using this tool really does make the chicken more tender, you’ll barely have to chew it!
- Kitchen Tongs– makes it easy to handle the chicken when searing and even easier to flip individual mushroom slices as they cook.
- Ranch Seasoning– I like to buy mine in bulk for all of my Ranch Recipes.
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Creamy Ranch Chicken
Ingredients
Chicken
- 2 large boneless/skinless chicken breast
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- Salt/Pepper
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, can sub vegetable or canola oil
Sauce
- 10.5 oz. cream of chicken soup
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 1 cup sour cream, at room temp
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 oz. packet Ranch seasoning mix, about 3 Tablespoons
Instructions
Season/Sear the Chicken:
- Slice the chicken into 2-3 thinner slices. Pound with a meat tenderizer if needed, the chicken will plump up more when cooked. Aim for ½ inch thick slices.
- Sprinkle each side of the chicken with Italian seasoning and salt/pepper. Brush one side of each piece with melted butter, make sure the butter isn’t too hot.
- Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add 2-3 pieces of chicken, (buttered side down), leaving room around each. Sauté for 4-5 minutes per side, until a golden brown crust has developed. Remove and set aside. Repeat with the remaining chicken.
- Pro Tips: Make slight adjustments to the heat, (up or down), as needed during cooking. Add an additional splash of oil if needed throughout cooking. Try to leave the chicken undisturbed as it cooks to get a nice crusty sear. Don’t force it up from the pan, it will release when the crust has formed.
Make the Sauce
- Remove any excess oil from the skillet if needed. Add the sauce ingredients over medium heat. Stir until combined. Let it bubble gently and reduce for 5 minutes. Add the chicken and spoon the sauce on top.
- Cover the skillet partially and let the chicken heat through and absorb the flavors from the sauce, about 10 minutes.
- Optional: Serve with baked potatoes and spoon the sauce over each potato (it is so good that way)!
Notes
- Important! Be sure to get Ranch seasoning mix for this recipe, not Ranch dip mix, they do taste differently and have different uses.
- If you're not a ranch lover- don't worry. Ranch seasoning adds a lot of zesty, savory flavor to this sauce, but it doesn't make it taste like bottled ranch dressing.
- Crispy crumbled bacon is also great on top of this!
- Frozen vegetables can be mixed into the sauce as well. Add them when you add the other sauce ingredients and give them sufficient time to heat through, then add the chicken.
- If using smaller chicken breasts, consider using 3-4 instead of 2 large.
- Adding Bacon and Cheese: Try my Bacon Ranch Chicken for a fun twist on this recipe!
- Pork Chops: Try my Ranch Pork Chops to switch up the protein!
- This recipe is in The Cozy Cookbook on page 115!
Storage:
- Store in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
- It does freeze well, you can freeze baked potatoes with it as well as a side of veggies for easy microwavable lunches or dinners.
The nutritional information shared is an estimate and is per serving. There are 4 servings in this recipe.
This was 🔥🔥🔥. Even my kids who hate chicken loved it! The chicken’s moist & the sauce incredible, AND really quick! I saw reviews about using the sauce on pasta & Flatbread, and wanted to add the idea of using the gravy for homemade KFC mashed potato bowls.
This one’s a keeper 😋
Hi Lisa! I am so happy to hear that you love this recipe as much as I do!! (I love how quick it is too, such a perk. lol.) I love the idea about using the sauce on pasta and flatbread as well!! YUM!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review, I really appreciate it! -Stephanie
This was DE-licious!!! My son (26 years old) loved it and now wants the same sauce over boiled noodles. It was really easy to make and I have all the ingredients all the time. I boiled some petite potatoes and added them with the chicken and sauce to serve. Loved it!
I’m so happy your son loved it Susan! I’m with him, I want this sauce over everything lol. Thanks so much for the great review!❤️
Thank you so much for this recipe! I wasn’t sure that my husband would like anything Ranch but he devoured it! I added frozen broccoli to the sauce. The baked potatoes are a brilliant addition. Thank you again. This will be on repeat.
Yayyy! I’m so happy your husband devoured it Donna! I’m with you, the baked potatoes are a must. Thanks so much for the great comments!❤️
My husband and I both loved this!! The sauce is so good!!! We did as suggested and made baked potatoes and put the sauce on them. I also made broccoli seasoned with butter and everything Bagel seasoning, and the whole meal was delicious! The chicken was delicious too – we shared some with our two small dogs, and they wanted more. My husband had seconds. We will be making this again soon!! ❤
Yummm, I’m so happy you had some saucy potatoes with this one 😋! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review Lynn!
I just made this tonight. Easy and amazing. Delicious and I have leftovers.
Wahooo! I think you’ll love the leftovers too, thanks so much for the great comments and review Kathy!❤️
This was pretty easy and really delicious!! Loved the sauce over the baked potatoes
My hubby loved it!! Definitely a keeper!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🤗♥️
That’s what I love to hear Linda! I’m with you, the sauce over the potatoes is a must! Thanks so much for the great review!❤️
Can this be done in the crockpot
I don’t recommend cream based sauces for the crock pot as you run the risk of curdling.
Easy and delicious!!!! I served this with angel hair pasta. Also used the sauce as a base on flatbread topped with mozzarella, asiago, and parmesan. Delicious!!!
I love that you served this with angel hair pasta and found another delicious way to make use of the sauce, you just made me super hungry! 😉 YUM! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review, I really appreciate it! -Stephanie
I made this for my wife & I
…..very very good. I did tweak it a little tho. I added porta Bella mushrooms/Chopped onion/Canned mixed veggies & boneless skinless thighs instead of breast…..Turned out amazing…thx for the recipe
Thanks for sharing your tweaks Ronnie, I’m so happy you liked it! I really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review!💗
I got your cookbook and made this recipe for dinner tonight! It was super easy and so yummy! It makes a good amount of sauce. I served over baked potatoes as suggested. I will definitely be making again. I love your recipes!
Yayyy! I’m so happy you liked this one Katie, Thanks so much for buying the cookbook, your support is amazing! Thanks so much for the great review!💗