Best Oven Baked Chicken Breasts Recipe

By Ellie

4 Person

25 Minutes

0 Calories

A piece of boneless, skinless baked chicken breast with a size of 2 oz can provide approximately 106 calories (equivalent to 5% of an adult’s daily calorie requirement). Science has proven that chicken is better when they’re skinless or boneless. Breasts are the most recommended among the cuts – they’re lean, protein-rich and super low in fat. For that reason, chicken breast can also be dried out and rubbery easily. Juiciness decides the final result. This recipe is totally unlike Chicken pot pie, where we only need the ingredients to work together.

Ingredients

3-4 lemon
3 tbsp. chopped cilantro
1/2 tsp. each salt and pepper
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. paprika
11/2 tbsp. brown sugar
2 tsp. olive oil
4 skinless chicken breasts

Method

01

Preheat the oven to approximately 350-400℉.
02

Using either a rolling pin, a meat tenderizer or your own fist to pound the chicken breasts to the thickness of 0.5” – 0.6”.
03

Mix brown sugar, paprika, dried oregano, garlic powder, some splashes of salt and pepper together.
04

Place the chicken breasts upside down on the baking tray lined with baking paper. Use your fingers to rub the olive oil over the breasts. Drizzle 1 tsp oil and sprinkle some seasoning based on your preference. Flip your chicken and repeat the above steps with the other side.The aim of adding olive oil is to give the meat a bit of extra moisture during cooking, thus preventing the outcome from being too stringy and dry. Proper seasoning can liven up the natural bland taste of chicken breasts.
05

Put the tray in the oven at a moderate temperature in 20 minutes. If you have trust issues with exact timing things, simply pay attention to the chicken’s color: Remove them from the oven as soon as the surface turns golden. If it’s still a thorn in your side, feel free to pause halfway and check the meat whenever you want. Use the tip of a knife or anything pointed and pierce the breasts to see if they’re tender enough. According to the USDA, you can also check if poultry is well-cooked or not by testing its internal temperature (160℉ is the ideal one). Thus, food thermometer would help in this case. No more burned or undercooked poultry.
06

Let it sit for about 2 minutes so the juice could settle back in. Serve your well-baked chicken breasts on plates. Garnish them with some splashes of freshly chopped cilantro. Some slices of lemon as toppings could totally worth another sapid dash of flavor.

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Best Oven Baked Chicken Breasts Recipe

4.5

( By Ellie )

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 4 servings
Prep Time 5 Mins
Cook Time 20 Mins
Total Time 25 Mins

02 Ingredients

3-4 lemon

3 tbsp. chopped cilantro

1/2 tsp. each salt and pepper

1/4 tsp. garlic powder

1 tsp. dried oregano

1 tsp. paprika

11/2 tbsp. brown sugar

2 tsp. olive oil

4 skinless chicken breasts

03 Method

Step 1

Preheat the oven to approximately 350-400℉.

Step 2

Using either a rolling pin, a meat tenderizer or your own fist to pound the chicken breasts to the thickness of 0.5” – 0.6”.

Step 3

Mix brown sugar, paprika, dried oregano, garlic powder, some splashes of salt and pepper together.

Step 4

Place the chicken breasts upside down on the baking tray lined with baking paper. Use your fingers to rub the olive oil over the breasts. Drizzle 1 tsp oil and sprinkle some seasoning based on your preference. Flip your chicken and repeat the above steps with the other side.The aim of adding olive oil is to give the meat a bit of extra moisture during cooking, thus preventing the outcome from being too stringy and dry. Proper seasoning can liven up the natural bland taste of chicken breasts.

Step 5

Put the tray in the oven at a moderate temperature in 20 minutes. If you have trust issues with exact timing things, simply pay attention to the chicken’s color: Remove them from the oven as soon as the surface turns golden. If it’s still a thorn in your side, feel free to pause halfway and check the meat whenever you want. Use the tip of a knife or anything pointed and pierce the breasts to see if they’re tender enough. According to the USDA, you can also check if poultry is well-cooked or not by testing its internal temperature (160℉ is the ideal one). Thus, food thermometer would help in this case. No more burned or undercooked poultry.

Step 6

Let it sit for about 2 minutes so the juice could settle back in. Serve your well-baked chicken breasts on plates. Garnish them with some splashes of freshly chopped cilantro. Some slices of lemon as toppings could totally worth another sapid dash of flavor.

04 Author