Baked Chicken Breast
This simple baked chicken breast recipe results in the juiciest, flavorful, most delicious chicken breasts that you will make over and over.
Ingredients
- 1.5 Tablespoons avocado oil (you can sub olive, canola, or your favorite oil)
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- pat of butter on each chicken breast (optional but highly recommended - I used 1.5 Tablespoons combined for all 4 chicken breasts)
- lemon slices (optional but highly recommended)
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees
- Pour the oil into a baking dish, and place the chicken breasts on top.
- Use your hands to rotate the breasts until they are each coated with oil.
- Sprinkle the spice mixture on both sides, and use hands to evenly coat..
- Optional, but highly recommended: add a small pat of butter on each breast, and add sliced lemon to the pan surrounding the chicken breasts.
- Bake chicken uncovered for about 20 to 25 minutes, depending on size and thickness of the chicken. (Chicken is done when internal temperature reaches 165 with a meat thermometer.)
- Allow the chicken breasts to rest for 5 minutes prior to serving.
- Spoon some of the pan drippings over each breast just prior to serving.
- Serve immediately. Refrigerate leftovers for up to 5 days.
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