Moist baked chicken in a rich gravy is an easy weeknight meal that uses pantry ingredients. This delicious chicken recipe has just five simple ingredients and is a family pleaser.

The chicken is dipped in evaporated milk then into flour, put into a baking pan, then topped with melted the butter. The chicken bakes for about 30 minutes before you add more evaporated milk and cream of chicken soup. Those two ingredients combine with the chicken drippings to make smooth, rich gravy. So delicious! Thank you, grandma.

Serve this butter baked chicken recipe with potatoes or rice to soak up the creamy gravy. You will win dinner with this easy recipe.

Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes to 1 hour
Total Time: 50 minutes to 1 hour and 5 minutes
Servings: 6

Ingredients

• 1 chicken, cut up or your favorite chicken parts, bone-in (you could use boneless chicken breasts or thighs, but would need to reduce the cooking time)
• 1/2 stick butter, melted
• 1 cup  flour
• 1 can (12 ounces)  evaporated milk
• 1 can (10 ounces)  cream of chicken soup
• 3/4 cup water

Here’s how to make it:

• Pour the melted butter into a 13×9-inch baking pan. Put the flour into a shallow bowl. Put about 1/3 cup of the evaporated milk into another bowl.
• Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Dip the chicken into the milk and then into the flour. Place it on top of the melted butter. Bake in a preheated 350-degree F oven for about 30 minutes.
• Combine the remaining evaporated milk in the can (I also added what was left from dipping the chicken), the cream of chicken soup and water.
• Flip the chicken over.
• Pour the evaporated milk mixture over the chicken. Bake another 25 to  30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and browning on top. Sprinkle the top with parsley flakes, if desired.