Using just a few simple ingredients, you can learn the secrets to making the most creamy, tender and delicious baked chicken you will ever eat. This chicken is great by itself or is great shredded and added to other recipes, like Chicken Salad.
Milk Chicken
Most of the recipes youโve grown accustomed to seeing on our site are pretty commons ones. Weโre all about the classics, the timeless recipe treasures that stick around. But today, I wanted to share a particularly unusually favorite from my arsenal, Milk Chicken. It sounds crazy, I know, but it results in what Iโd say is arguably the best, most moist + flavorful chicken Iโve ever had. Hands down.
Now I know this recipe isnโt the prettiest, but it really is one of the best ways to enjoy baked chicken. It also works great if you need shredded chicken for something like chicken salad or to add to a delicious salad jar. Allowing the chicken breasts to soak + bake in the milk is the key to this simple go-to in our house. And, I love serving this as a main dish for dinner, with a spoonful of the baked milk right on top like a gravy, which makes it even more lavish (perfect atop rice or pasta too with the coating).
PrintMilk Chicken
Description
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 pint Heavy Whipping Cream (May sub whole milk or buttermilk)
- Salt + pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a baking dish, lay 4 chicken breasts and season with salt and pepper.
- Pour heavy cream (or whole milk ย / buttermilk) as a layer until the chicken breasts are 3/4 coated.
- Bake approximately 30 minutes at 350 degrees. (or until internal chicken temp is reached). For best results, bake chicken in a thick cookie sheet to avoid the liquid from boiling over.
- Remove the chicken and use the baked milk as a little gravy / broth to keep the chicken moist.
I hope youโll give this creamy recipe a try to change up your usual baked chicken. Iโd love to know your thoughts in the comments below!
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