Pure comfort food and a family favorite recipe.

This creamy, melt in your mouth buttermilk chicken casserole is perfect for a quick and delicious weeknight meal that everyone will love! It is a staple at our house and comes together easily in one baking pan. You really can’t go wrong with this warm, tender chicken dish. It is simple comfort food packed with flavor! Serve with rice and a vegetable for a perfectly balanced meal!

Ingredients for Buttermilk Chicken

Here is what you’ll need to make Buttermilk Chicken Casserole:

2 – 3 lbs chicken breast, boneless and skinless cut into smaller pieces
1 1/2 cup buttermilk
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/4 cup melted butter
3/4 cup flour
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

How to make Buttermilk Chicken:

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Dip the chicken into 1/2 cup buttermilk. Roll the chicken in the salt and pepper seasoned flour.
3. Add the melted butter to the 9×13 in. pan.
4. Place the chicken in the butter in the pan and cook in the oven for 30 minutes.
5. Pull the pan out of the oven and flip the chicken pieces over and bake for another 15 minutes.
6. Blend the remaining buttermilk with the cream of chicken soup and pour around the chicken in the pan and bake it all again for an additional 15 minutes until done.
7. Serve over rice.

What does soaking the chicken in buttermilk do?

When you soak the chicken in buttermilk it keeps it moist and adds great flavor. This is what makes it so juicy and tender.

How long can you soak chicken in buttermilk?

This recipe only has you dip the chicken into buttermilk, but for more fall apart chicken, you can leave it marinating for up to 24 hours. There is also buttermilk in the sauce of this recipe.

Can chicken marinate in buttermilk too long?

Yes! We recommend letting the chicken marinate up to 24 hours if you choose to marinate. Marinating too long, it can make the chicken tough rather than tender.

What to serve with Buttermilk Chicken?

Rice or a side of The Most Fluffy Mashed Potatoes.
Steamed Vegetables or Roasted Brussels Sprouts.
Dinner rolls or biscuits.

Buttermilk Chicken

Creamy comfort food at it’s best, this Buttermilk chicken is baked in a creamy buttermilk sauce that we love to double so that there is extra sauce for the rice.

Author Kami | NoBiggie.net

Ingredients

2 - 3 lbs chicken breast boneless and skinless cut into smaller pieces
1 1/2 cup buttermilk
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/4 cup melted butter
3/4 cup flour
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375.
Dip the chicken into 1/2 cup buttermilk. Roll the chicken in the salt and pepper seasoned flour.
Add the melted butter to the 9x13 in. pan.
Place the chicken in the butter in the pan and cook in the oven for 30 minutes.
Pull the pan out of the oven and flip the chicken pieces over and bake for another 15 minutes.
Blend the remaining buttermilk with the cream of chicken soup and pour around the chicken in the pan and bake it all again for an additional 15 minutes until done.
Serve over rice.