Baked Garlic Butter Chicken

Baked Garlic Butter Chicken

from diethood.com
40 min
4 servings

Super quick, easy and delicious Garlic Butter Chicken with fresh rosemary and cheese. The perfect one-pan chicken dinner for a weeknight!

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • salt and fresh ground black pepper, (to taste)
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • 6 cloves garlic, (minced)
  • 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves
  • ½ cup shredded Italian cheese

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 375˚F.

  2. 2

    Lightly grease a baking dish with a pat of butter.

  3. 3

    Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper; arrange the chicken in a single layer in the prepared baking dish and set aside.

  4. 4

    Add butter to a skillet and melt over medium heat.

  5. 5

    Stir in the garlic and cook over medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes, or until lightly browned, stirring very frequently. DO NOT burn the garlic.

  6. 6

    Stir in the rosemary and remove from heat.

  7. 7

    Pour the prepared garlic butter over the chicken breasts.

  8. 8

    Bake for 30 to 32 minutes, or until the chicken's internal temperature registers at 165˚F.

  9. 9

    Sprinkle with cheese and cook for an additional 3 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

  10. 10

    Remove from oven and let stand for about 5 minutes.

  11. 11

    Transfer the chicken to serving plates; spoon garlic butter sauce over the chicken and serve.