Oven Baked Chicken Breast

Oven Baked Chicken Breast

from recipetineats.com
Mains
23 min
4 servings
286 kcal / serving

Recipe VIDEO above. My tips for a truly juicy, Oven Baked Chicken Breast: a touch of brown sugar in the seasoning which makes the chicken sweat while it bakes so it creates a semi "sauce", and cooking fast on a high temp! Go by the colour of the crust to know when it's cooked through. 

Ingredients

  • 4chicken breasts (, 150 - 180g / 5 - 6 oz each (note 1))
  • 2 tspolive oil
  • 1 ½ tbspbrown sugar
  • 1 tsppaprika
  • 1 tspdried oregano or thyme (, or other herb of choice)
  • ¼ tspgarlic powder
  • ½ tspeach salt and pepper
  • finely chopped parsley

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 425°F/220°C (200°C fan).

  2. 2

    Pound chicken to 1.5cm / 0.6" at the thickest part - using a rolling pin, meat mallet or even your fist (key tip for even cooking + tender chicken).

  3. 3

    Mix Seasoning.

  4. 4

    Line tray with foil and baking / parchment paper. Place chicken upside down on tray. Drizzle chicken with about 1 tsp oil. Rub over with fingers. Sprinkle with Seasoning.

  5. 5

    Flip chicken. Drizzle with 1 tsp oil, rub with fingers, sprinkle with Seasoning, covering as much of the surface area as you can.

  6. 6

    Bake 18 minutes, or until surface is golden per photos and video, or internal temperature is 165°F/75°C using a meat thermometer.

  7. 7

    Remove from oven and immediately transfer chicken to serving plates.

  8. 8

    Wait 3 - 5 minutes before serving, garnished with freshly chopped parsley if desired. Pictured with a side of Garlic Butter Rice with Kale.