Baked Chicken Breast – Simple and easy oven-baked chicken breast recipe! Tender and delicious boneless chicken breasts baked in the oven with an irresistible garlic butter sauce. You can get as creative as you’d like with the seasoning mix, and this baked chicken recipe only takes a few minutes to assemble. Enjoy!
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Ingredients list for the Oven Baked Chicken Breast Recipe
- 3 (12-ounces) boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 stick (1/2-cup) unsalted butter, melted (or ghee)
- Salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Cayenne pepper, optional
- 1/2 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes, optional
- 1/2 teaspoon crumbled bouillon cube, optional
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan
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Directions
1. To make oven Baked Chicken Breast: Preheat your oven to 375ºF (180ºC). Lightly grease a baking dish with a pat of butter.
2. Score the chicken breasts with a sharp knife. Season chicken breasts with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, bouillon cube, Cayenne, red chili pepper flakes; arrange chicken in a single layer in the prepared baking dish.
3. Pour the melted butter over the seasoned chicken breasts.
4. Bake the chicken breasts for 30 to 32 minutes, or until the chicken’s internal temperature reaches 165ºF (74ºC).
5. Sprinkle chicken breasts with parmesan and cook for an additional 3 minutes to crisp up the edges.
6. Remove from oven and let rest a couple of minutes. Transfer the baked chicken breast to serving plates; spoon a little bit of the garlic butter sauce over the chicken and serve over cauliflower rice or zucchini with a squeeze of lemon juice. Enjoy!
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How long to cook chicken breast
A medium chicken breast (5 – 6oz or 150 – 180g) will take 18 – 20 minutes to bake at 425ºF (225ºC). Large chicken breasts (7oz or 200g) take about 22-25 minutes to cook. Cooking it hard and fast at a high temperature is the secret to gorgeous, crispy, caramelized edges while keeping your chicken breast super juicy on the inside. No dried-out breast around here!
Chicken Breast Seasoning
You only need a handful of seasoning ingredients for this one: red chili pepper flakes, onion powder, Cayenne pepper, garlic powder, fresh ground pepper. The secret ingredients for this chicken breast recipe are butter and parmesan.
We recommend you prepare a good amount of seasoning, so you can coat the breast thoroughly and give it a beautiful crust.
How and how long to keep the baked chicken Breast leftovers?
You can keep the baked garlic chicken leftovers for up to 2 days in an airtight container in your refrigerator. Reheat covered in the oven.
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