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I grew up on baked Italian Dressing Chicken. It was a quick, cheap, easy meal that was flavorful and paired perfectly with any side. I love serving it with creamy garlic mashed potatoes or even honey butter cornbread. This is a dinner you’ll be proud to put on your table. It’s a classic you’ll make all the time!
What is Italian Dressing Chicken?
Italian dressing chicken is a baked chicken dish marinated and cooked in storebought Italian dressing. This gives the chicken a sweet, garlic-forward flavor that produces an amazing light gravy!
My Top Tips for Making Italian Dressing Chicken
MAKE SURE YOUR CHICKEN IS PATTED DRY- You want your Italian dressing and spices to cling to your chicken! Pat your chicken down before you begin seasoning it.
BAKE UNCOVERED- No need to cover while baking; you want a beautiful crust on your chicken!
BUY THE BEST ITALIAN DRESSING YOU CAN AFFORD—This is the key to your dish! This is the brand that I like to use because it’s flavorful and sweet, but get something good!
Why everyone loves this recipe
You can make it your own- This is one of those freestyle dinners. Yellow peppers instead of red? You can go for it. Chicken breasts instead of wings and drums? Absolutely! The marinade is the key; aside from that, you can get creative.
It’s an easy and flavorful dinner– You can whip it up while you multitask. It’s great for meal prep and feeding the family.
Ingredients You’ll Need (Full Recipe Below)
Mixed chicken peices– I like to use a mix of thighs, wings, and drumstick for this recipe. But use what you have
Italian Dressing- This is the key to this sweet and flavorful chicken. Any Brand will do. Buy the best you can afford
Peppers & Onions- This adds so flavor and texture to your dish
Seasonings- In this recipe, I use paprika, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, italian seasoning and pepper. But use what you have! This is a recipe that you can freestyle!
Butter (optional)- Butter makes everything more rich and flavorful
Recipe Variations & Substitutions
Make it with chicken breast- This dish is perfect with chicken breast! It’s just as flavorful and juicy
Make it Keto– Use a low-sugar Italian Dressing and this recipe becomes 100% keto!
FAQ for this Recipe
I love using House Italian dressing versus Zesty Italian! But, any Italian dressing from the store will do!
You can marinate the chicken for 1 hour or up to overnight. The Italian Dressing is so flavorful that it will penetrate even if you’re short on time!
Italian Dressing Chicken
Ingredients
- 6-8 peices chicken
- 1/2 cup Italian Dressing
- 1 small red bell pepper sliced
- 1 small green bell pepper sliced
- 1/2 small yellow onion sliced
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon adobo
- 1 teaspoon salt (or more to taste)
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter optional
Instructions
- Add the chicken to a large bowl and pat it down. Add sliced peppers and onions, then pour in Italian dressing and seasonings. Mix well and let it sit for 1 hour or up to overnight.
- Place your chicken in a 13×9 baking dish and sprinkle with some all-purpose seasoning. Add 3 tbsps of sliced butter on top of your chicken (if using)
- Bake at 375°F uncovered, in the middle rack for 1 hour, or until the chicken is thoroughly cooked and the top is golden brown. Serve hot.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Made this the other night and it was so easy and so delicious. When I was younger my mother would make a similar dish with Italian dressing and since she has passed I had forgotten all about it until the flavors of this dish brought the memory back to me.
This will be my Sunday dinner
My family loved it
Tried this recipe when you shared it on IG, and I can’t believe how simple but flavorful it was.
I recently tried this recipe and it was absolutely amazing! The chicken turned out so flavorful and tender. The instructions were clear and easy to follow and I loved how it didn’t require too many ingredients but still tasted like something from a restaurant. I’m making it again tonight for dinner because it’s that good! It’s definitely becoming a regular in my meal rotation!
This was amazing and quick! I have lucky eaters in my house and my daughter even tried the peppers for the first time and she loved it!!!! I will be making this once a week! Thank you so much for pouring your energy into the community!
This dish was delicious and definitely a must-try. The recipe was easy to follow and turned out great.