Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Oven Baked Chicken and Gravy
A creamy gravy settles around tender chicken and soft onion in this baked dish. Parmesan adds a savory layer over the top, while the onion lends sweetness underneath. The sauce makes a simple piece of chicken feel generous on the plate.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 35 min
- Original yield
- Serves 6
- Ingredients
- 6 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cuisine
- American
- Cooking method
- Baking · Baked & roasted
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less
A few quick notes
1. Lay the chicken flat
Arrange the evenly pounded chicken flat in a greased baking dish before adding the sliced onions.
2. Mix the soup first
Combine the first portion of water with condensed soup before pouring it evenly over the chicken.
3. Start covered
Cover for the first ten minutes at 425 degrees, then uncover for the remaining baking time.
Get to know the ingredients
Chicken
Trim and pound the breasts to an even one inch thickness before placing them in the greased pan.
Onion
Layer sliced white onion directly over the chicken so it sits beneath the creamy soup mixture.
Parmesan
Scatter freshly shredded Parmesan over the top after adding the gravy powder and remaining water.
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Original recipe: Serves 6. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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The last little job
Uncover to finish
After the first covered bake, remove the cover and continue baking for another twenty to thirty minutes.
A little more help as you go
Keep the water divided
Mix one cup into the soup and pour the remaining water over after sprinkling on the gravy powder.
Layer in sequence
Add onions, soup mixture, gravy powder, remaining water and Parmesan in that order over the flat chicken.
A few questions you might have
Should I thin the soup before adding it?
Mix one cup of water with the condensed cream of chicken soup before pouring it over the chicken.
Does the gravy powder go into the soup mixture?
The directions sprinkle it over the chicken after adding the soup mixture, then pour on the remaining water.
When does Parmesan go on?
Add the freshly shredded Parmesan last, after the gravy powder and remaining water are layered into the dish.
How should the chicken be prepared?
Use trimmed boneless skinless breasts pounded to an even one inch thickness before arranging them flat.
Is the dish covered for the whole bake?
Cover for ten minutes at 425 degrees, then uncover and bake another twenty to thirty minutes.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: tastesoflizzyt.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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