A delicious oven baked Caesar chicken dinner that is covered in a wonderful creamy sauce. This is SUPER EASY chicken recipe to make on a weeknight or for entertaining.USE THE PLAYER BELOW TO LISTEN TO THE FULL AUDIO RECIPE!
2 fresh, boneless skinless chicken breastseach cut in half lengthwise, giving you thinner breasts (you will have 4 thinner breasts)... or purchase 4 thinner breasts.
Cut the chicken breasts in half, lengthwise, giving you 4 thinly sliced chicken breasts that will cook evenly. (if your chicken breasts are already sliced thinner, go ahead and purchase 4 breasts and skip the cutting in half lengthwise)
2 fresh, boneless skinless chicken breasts
Season both sides of each chicken breast lightly with kosher salt and pepper. Set aside.
kosher salt and pepper
In a small bowl whisk together all the ingredients for the Caesar Cream Sauce, until it is well combined.Remove and reserve about ⅓ of the sauce and set aside in a separate bowl for serving.
½ cup mayonnaise, ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt, 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard, 1 teaspoon lemon zest, 2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, 2 garlic cloves, ¼ cup capers, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, black pepper to taste
Place about 3 tablespoon of the Caesar Cream Sauce in the bottom of your glass baking dish. Spreading it to cover the bottom of the pan.
Place the seasoned chicken breasts in the glass baking dish on top of the sauce. Pour the remaining sauce over top of the chicken.
Bake, uncovered, for 25-30 minutes, until your chicken reaches 165 degrees at it's thickest point.
Turn the broiler on and broil the chicken for an additional 2 minutes. This will brown the top nicely!Optionally, grate some fresh parmesan cheese over top and melt under the broiler.
Serving
Serve the Baked Caesar Chicken hot, 1 breast per person, with the remaining cream sauce on the side.