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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.
Toni’s recipes never miss! Another 10/10 meal for dinner last night. I made it with the creamy garlic mashed potatoes and honey butter cornbread (per my husbands request) for my husband and father in law who came to visit. Everyone was raving about how tender and juicy the chicken was, and how flavorful everything was as well. What a win! Thank you!
Love this recipe. It is simple, but super delish
I think I like Italian dressing better on chicken than salads after this one. It was really good and just easy to make it. I’m lazy so this is the perfect combo lol
This was so tasty and EASY! Thank you!
Absolutely delicious and so easy! Can’t wait to make it again.
Do you add the Italian dressing to the chicken when baking?
Making it tonight…can’t wait!!!
I love this chicken recipe so much! I even tried it with shrimp a couple of times, and it came out amazing then too. It is so flavorful and one of my favorite lazy meals!
Making this brought back all the memories! I used to love making this as a kid because it made me feel like I was really doing something in the kitchen. It’s just as good now as it was back then, so flavorful and easy!
My son and husband loved this chicken recipe. I made it with boneless, skinless chicken thighs. I’ve made it twice since. This will be a staple dish.