This crispy cool ranch chicken is one delicious and easy way to prepare your chicken breasts. Quick to prep and made with a few simple ingredients.
Cool Ranch Crusted Chicken Breast
Add some flavor to your dinner with this yummy cool ranch Dorito crusted chicken recipe.
Oven baked chicken breasts are coated with cool ranch chips for a super tasty meal that’s loaded with flavor and texture.
Be sure to try my Crispy Cornflake Tenders and Flamin’ Hot Chicken Tenders too!
Why You’ll Love this Cool Ranch Chicken Recipe:
- Simple ingredients: Made with just 5 ingredients, there’s nothing complicated bout this recipe!
- Kid-friendly: Your picky eaters will love this chicken dinner. Chips for dinner? Yes please!
- Quick and easy: These crusted chicken breasts are simple to prep and then they get baked in the oven.
How to make cool ranch chicken
Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!
- Dredge the chicken in the mayo mixture and coat in the crushed cool ranch chips.
- Place into a baking dish, bake and serve!
Can you make it ahead of time?
These cool ranch chicken breasts are best served as soon as you’ve made them, but you can coat the in the chips earlier in teh day and keep them covered in the fridge.
If you do have leftovers, they will keep well in the fridge for up to 4 days and can be reheated in the oven at 350F til warmed through.
Can you use different flavored chips?
Yes! This recipe is easy to adapt with different flavored chips, so feel free to swap the cool ranch for another flavored Dorito. Nacho Cheese are a great choice, or use Flamin’ Hot if you like things spicy!
What do you serve them with?
This crusted chicken is great to serve with all of your favorite veggie and potato sides and or with a fresh salad for a lighter meal. Try it with:
Recipe Tips and Notes
- I prefer to make this recipe with chicken breasts, but you can use thighs or tenders. Just be aware that the cooking time may vary.
- The mayo and sour cream help to add moisture and fat to the chicken to keep it nice and juicy.
This oven baked cool ranch chicken is such a delicious and easy recipe. If you are stuck in a dinner time rut, this is a great recipe to add to your menu!
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Cool Ranch Chicken Bake
Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups cool ranch Doritos
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 cup mayo
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400*
- Place cool ranch into a ziplock and crush into fine crumbs using a rolling pin.
- In a small bowl, add mayo, sour cream, minced garlic, black pepper, and parmesan cheese. Stir to combine.
- Set up a dredging station for the chicken. Place a bowl with crushed doritos next to the bowl with mayo mixture. Dab a paper towel on the chicken breast to make sure it is dry so everything will stick well. Season both sides of the chicken with sea salt. Dip the chicken into the mayo bowl, evenly coating all sides. Then, dip the chicken into the bowl with crushed doritos. Turn over the chicken and thoroughly cover with doritos.
- Place chicken into an oven safe baking dish and bake uncovered in the oven for 40 minutes. Serve immediately and enjoy!
Notes
- I prefer to make this recipe with chicken breasts, but you can use thighs or tenders. Just be aware that the cooking time may vary.
- The mayo and sour cream help to add moisture and fat to the chicken to keep it nice and juicy.
Merissa Wayne says
How much parmesan do you need for this recipe? In the ingredients it doesn’t list parmesan. Only in the instructions.
Becky Hardin says
My bad! Like half a cup depending on your preference!
D basse says
Nice and moist. I didn’t use Parmesan since it wasn’t in the ingredient list, but still good.
Becky Hardin says
Glad you enjoyed it!