Garlic Butter Baked Chicken Breast

Garlic Butter Baked Chicken Breast

from primaverakitchen.com
30 min
3 servings

This tasty baked chicken breast is cooked with garlic butter sauce in the oven for 20 minutes until tender and juicy. It's sure to become an instant family favorite!

Ingredients

  • 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 + 1/4 teaspoon paprika
  • 4 tbsp butter (melted)
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley (chopped)
  • 2 cloves of garlic (minced)
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil (extra virgin)

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 400°F. Season chicken breast with salt, pepper, 1/2 teaspoon of paprika and set aside.

  2. 2

    In a small bowl mix 1/4 teaspoon of paprika, butter, Italian seasoning, parsley, and garlic. Set aside.

  3. 3

    In a cast iron skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. When the skillet is hot add chicken breast. Sear until golden. It’s about 1-2 minutes each side.

  4. 4

    Pour garlic butter mixture over the chicken breast. Place skillet in the oven and cook until cooked through. It’s about 20-30 minutes or until chicken breasts gets to an internal temperature of 165F.

  5. 5

    Remove from the oven. Using a spoon, pour some of the butter sauce left in the skillet onto the chicken breast before serving.