Italian Marinated Chicken Breasts

"You can't get any easier than this recipe. I clipped it from a Kraft coupon, tweaked it just a little bit, and have been making this for years. My kids just love it, and it has saved me on many-a-workday when I didn't feel like cooking but had to! I usually serve this with buttered pasta or chicken-flavored rice and a green veggie on the side. NOTE: Prep time includes marinating time."
 
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photo by Stacky5 photo by Stacky5
photo by Stacky5
photo by Stacky5 photo by Stacky5
photo by Stacky5 photo by Stacky5
Ready In:
2hrs 10mins
Ingredients:
5
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a glass 9 x 11 baking dish, place cleaned and trimmed chicken breasts, and season with salt and pepper, if desired.
  • Pour Italian salad dressing over to coat and let marinate in the fridge for 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • After the hour of marinating, turn chicken breasts over and sprinkle evenly with oregano and grated parmesan cheese.
  • Bake in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour (or until juices run clear), checking after 45 minutes to make sure they do not get over-cooked.

Questions & Replies

  1. I guess I'll cover it for 15min. And then uncover it?
     
  2. Do you cover the chicken once you place it in the oven........and which rack is better ? The top or bottom when cooking?
     
  3. Does one cover the chicken while baking?
     
  4. Do you drain the marinade before baking?
     
  5. Do I cover this when I bake it?
     
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Reviews

  1. This was very good and easy to make. My oldest LOVED this. I used Kraft Zesty Italian and I didn't add the oregano as I am not a fan. I followed the rest of the recipe as written. I put this is an alum. pan and cooked this on the grill. I left some of the marinade in the pan and added the cheese during the last 10 minutes of cooking. It was really good and tasty. We all enjoyed it.
     
  2. This was so good and really moist. Thanks for the easy wonderful recipe.
     
  3. Simple. Delicious. Moist. This was a very easy recipe to make. The chicken took on a nice light flavor from the italian dressing. I used only 1 cup of dressing jsut because I did not want to open another bottle. Which I feel was plenty of dressing. The oregano was a great boost of flavor to each bite, I added the cheese the last 5 minutes of baking. Total bake time for mine was 45 minutes.
     
  4. I've been baking and serving this quick easy no-fail baked chicken recipe since 1990 or 1991 to everyone from diaper to dipper, young and old alike and everyone in between and l've ALWAYS gotten rave reviews on this delicious and delightful tasty treat. I bake mine skinless in the Italian dressing in a shallow covered baking dish, (which keeps the chicken tender and moist), served on a bed of long grain brown rice with roasted brussel sprouts, honey and brown sugar candied carrots or other fresh colorful seasonal vegetables and yeast rolls with homemade Italian herbed butter. This dish pares great with either a tall glass of house wine of the south, (otherwise known as sweetened ice tea), with the family or a bottle (or two) of chilled chardonnay when entertaining friends and loved ones.
     
  5. Tasty and moist. Love it
     
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Tweaks

  1. So easy and absolutely delicious. I wish I had made more!
     

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