Garlic Butter Baked Chicken Breast
Try this garlic butter baked chicken breast recipe with juicy chicken smothered in a homemade herbed garlic butter sauce.
Equipment
- meat mallet
- oven-safe skillet
- oven-safe baking dish
Ingredients
Chicken
- 4 pieces boneless, skinless chicken breasts 5-8 oz. each
Spices
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- salt
- pepper
Oil
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Garlic Butter Sauce
- 4 tablespoons butter melted
- 2-3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
Preparation
- Pound the chicken to ½" thickness using a meat mallet.
- Season the chicken on both sides with paprika and salt and pepper.
- Combine the butter mix ingredients and stir to mix well.
Cooking
- In an oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat, sear the chicken breasts in olive oil until golden brown on both sides, about 2 minutes per side.
- Spoon the garlic butter sauce over the chicken breasts and bake in the oven at 425°F for 15-20 minutes or until internal temperature reads 165°F.
- Let it rest for 5 minutes and spoon garlic butter over chicken before serving.
- Enjoy!
Notes
If you don’t have an ovenproof skillet, transfer the seared chicken into an oven-safe baking dish. Spoon the garlic butter sauce on the chicken and bake it in the oven. You can cut large chicken breasts into halves to get 4 chicken cutlets.
Nutrition
Serving: 1breastCalories: 320kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 30gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 90mgSodium: 350mgPotassium: 400mgVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 1mg
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