Easy Caesar Chicken

Judith Hannemann — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 23:00:12 +0000

This Caesar chicken is so easy, it will surprise you how delicious it is.

Simple Ingredients Yet Great Taste

This is another one of those meals where I am amazed how great it tastes using less than five ingredients.

When I saw this on Becky’s blog, The Cookie Rookie, I just had to make it! This recipe had all the elements I look for–easy, quick, delicious–and did I mention EASY???

In fact, it can be so easy that you only need three ingredients.

Add-Ons Make It Better

Basically all you need to make this caesar chicken is the chicken and caesar dressing. I would imagine the grated cheese adds more flavor, but in a pinch it could be left out. In fact, I reduced the amount originally called for by a third. That was because I was going to make another addition cheese-wise.

However, I used Becky’s suggestions to enhance the flavor of the gravy by using either sour cream or mayonnaise. I used the sour cream, and I used the cheese.

Also, the week I made this, boneless skinless thighs were on sale for a ridiculously low price at one of my local stores, so I used thighs instead of breasts. I did this mainly to eliminate using the meat mallet to even out the thickness in the breasts. Thighs are very uniform in thickness, plus they are a bit more flavorful than breast meat (at least to me).

One Final Addition

One extra thing I did add was more cheese.

Since you have to pop this under the broiler to get that lovely crispness on the top, I thought some shredded parmesan would be a great addition. First you get more depth of flavor and secondly, the shredded parmesan browns nicely and crisps up so you get more texture.

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