Juicy Baked Chicken Breast

Juicy Baked Chicken Breast

from healthyrecipesblogs.com
Main Course
35 min
2 servings
252 kcal / serving

To make sure your baked chicken breast is juicy, cook it for a short time at a high temperature, and it will emerge from the oven perfectly cooked.

Ingredients

  • 2boneless skinless chicken breasts (8 ounces each)
  • olive oil cooking spray
  • ½ teaspoondiamond crystal kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoonblack pepper (freshly ground)
  • ½ teaspoongarlic powder
  • ½ teaspoononion powder
  • ½ teaspoonpaprika
  • ¼ teaspoondried oregano

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 450°F. Line a rimmed baking dish with foil or lightly grease it.

  2. 2

    Generously spray or brush both sides of each chicken breast with olive oil.

  3. 3

    Sprinkle the chicken with kosher salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and dried oregano.

  4. 4

    Bake the chicken, uncovered, until the internal temperature reaches 165°F and juices run clear when pierced with a fork, about 20 minutes. The center of the chicken pieces should be white and opaque.

  5. 5

    Transfer the chicken to a platter. Loosely cover it with foil and allow it to rest for 5-10 minutes before slicing and serving.