Easy Italian Baked Chicken

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This Chicken recipe is one of those go-to recipes in our house. Using only 5 ingredients, it's not only easy to prepare, tender and juicy, but delicious! I often prepare this the night before and let the chicken really marinate in the Italian Dressing...Perfect for those busy weeknight dinners... Enjoy!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Servings 3 Chicken Breasts

Ingredients
  

  • 3-4 Breasts Boneless, Skinless Chicken Trimmed, rinsed & dried
  • 1 Packet Italian Salad Dressing Mix I used "Good Seasons"
  • ¼ Cup Vinegar
  • ½ Cup Vegetable Oil I used "Wesson" Canola Oil
  • 3 Tablespoons Water

Instructions
 

  • Gather the ingredients.

Make the Italian Dressing

  • Using a Cruet or a container with a tight fitting lid, like a mason jar, combine the Vinegar, Oil, Water and the Italian Salad Dressing packet. Mix well.

Putting it Together

  • Place the Chicken Breasts in a large Ziploc baggie and pour about 1/2 of the Italian Dressing into the baggie. Seal tightly and rotate around to coat the chicken thoroughly with the dressing. Place baggie in a baking dish and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Baking

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Take the baggie of marinating chicken out of the refrigerator and dump its contents into the baking dish.
  • Spread the chicken out evenly in the dish to ensure even baking.
  • Bake for 21-25 minutes (times will vary with different ovens) or until inside temperature of chicken measures 165 degrees. I cut my breasts in half at about the 20 minute mark to ensure that they are cooked thoroughly.
  • Serve with your favorite side dish and a fresh veggie...yummy!

Notes

With Chicken Breasts being so enormous these days, I serve 1/2 breast per person. So, even though this recipe states that it makes 3-4 servings, it actually makes 6-8 servings.