Sour Cream Chicken is one of our favorite dishes to cook for dinner. Boneless chicken breasts are covered in a sour cream mixture and baked in the oven. Serve this family loved chicken dish with a side of steamed broccoli, over egg noodles or rice for an easy weeknight meal.
As a mom of three, I’m all about the easy family dinners. Weeknights are always a busy time between the after school activities and the sports, so these one dish recipes are always a win. Casseroles almost always solve the problem as most of the ingredients are placed into one dish and baked for an hour. I can get a couple side dishes ready then help the kids with their homework because dinner is already cooking in the oven.
What is an easy way to make a chicken recipe?
This baked sour cream chicken doesn’t get much easier when it comes to needing an easy weeknight meal. It is made made with a casserole dish and requires very little prep work. The entire family loved this recipe including my toddler.
The simple sour cream sauce is made with a handful of common spices that you most likely already have in your spice cabinet. The sour cream mixture keeps the chicken moist while also adding delicious flavor.
What can I make with chicken and sour cream?
There are a variety of recipes that you can make with chicken with sour cream. For instance, growing up my mother would always make Chicken Divan, which is a chicken casserole with broccoli, cream cheese, and cream of chicken soup. For an easy weeknight family dinner this past week I made Sour Cream Chicken, which is similar to a chicken recipe that my mother used to make but I omitted the broccoli and cream of chicken soup.
Ingredients for Sour Cream Chicken
First, make sure you have all of the ingredients on hand to make this smothered cheesy sour cream chicken.
- 3-4 boneless chicken breast
- 1 cup mozzarella
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- Parsley chopped, for garnish
How to make chicken with sour cream sauce?
Step 1: Preaheat oven and prepare baking dish.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly coat a 9×13 baking dish or casserole dish with olive oil.
Step 2: Make the simple sour cream sauce for the chicken.
Mix together sour cream with a 1/2 cup of Parmesan, oregano, basil, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
Step 3:
Spread the chicken breasts in baking dish, top each with mozzarella cheese. Spread the sour cream over the chicken. Top with remaining Parmesan cheese.
Step 4: Bake in oven
Place in the oven, and cook for one hour. The cook time will vary depending on the size of the chicken breasts. Thicker chicken will take 60 minutes, while smaller pieces will take 30-45 minutes. The chicken is cooked when the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.
Sprinkle parsley over the top as garnish.
This baked chicken with sour cream is one of the easiest Keto chicken recipes to make. Low in carbs, it’s great for those following a KETO or low carb diet.
What to serve with Sour Cream Chicken:
- Sour Cream Chicken Pasta – Tender juicy chicken breasts served on top of egg noddles.
- Side of Green Beans
- Smashed Garlic Parmesan Potatoes
- On top of rice
Make this chicken dish for dinner tonight!
More Easy Family Meals:
- Dump & Bake Chicken Pasta Casserole
- One Dish Jalapeno Popper Chicken
- 45 Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes
- Slow Cooker Pizza Casserole
Sour Cream Chicken
Ingredients
- 3-4 chicken breasts
- 1 cup mozzarella
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3/4 cup Parmesan grated
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- Parsley chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.
- Lightly coat a 9x13 baking dish or casserole dish with olive oil.
- Mix together sour cream with a 1/2 cup of Parmesan, oregano, basil, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- Lay your chicken breasts in baking dish, top each with mozzarella cheese. Spread the sour cream mixture over the chicken in the casserole dish
- Top with remaining Parmesan. Cook for 1 hour, or until internal temp of the chicken reaches 165 degrees F.
- Garnish with parsley.
