Garlic Butter Baked Chicken Breast
Tender, juicy Garlic Butter Baked Chicken Breast, that’s packed with flavour from the garlic butter sauce. It’s totally a win win!
I absolutely love easy and quick baked chicken breast recipes for dinner. Some of my family chicken recipes are Chimichurri Chicken Breast Skillet, Roasted Lemon Chicken Leg, Creamy Parmesan Chicken Breast Skillet, Asparagus Stuffed Chicken Breast recipe, Baked Chicken Breast Parmesan Recipe and Mediterranean Chicken Breast Recipe. They’re all easy to make, flavourful and come together in less than 30 minutes.
This Baked Chicken Breast is also one of my favourite recipes to make. My husband loves it too, especially because it’s cooked in garlic butter sauce.
This sauce gives more flavour to this baked chicken breast and helps it to be tender, moist and juicy too. Who doesn’t love a good juicy baked chicken breast, right? I do! So, don’t be afraid of baking chicken in the oven thinking that it’ll be dry and tasteless.
How long should you bake chicken breast?
The cooking time will depend on the size of your chicken breast and also on the power of your oven. Some ovens have slight heat differences.
But according to USDA, a 4-oz. chicken breast should be bake at 350°F (177˚C) for 25 minutes or 30 minutes. But if the chicken breast is smaller then 4oz, bake it for about 20 minutes.
It’s important that you use a meat thermometer to check that the internal temperature, which is 165°F (74˚C). And remember to alwaysinsert the meat thermometer into the thickest part of the breast.
Tips to make the best Baked Chicken Breast:
- Whenever possible buy organic chicken breast. My friends from Butcherbox are committed to sell only free-range Organic Chicken and grass-fed meat. And the best part, you can order online and they’ll delivery straight to your door in any part of US. It’s super convenient and you’ll receive the best quality meat box you can possible wish for 😉
- Don’t forget to preheat the oven for 10 minutes at least before placing the chicken in the oven.
- Replace chicken breast for chicken thighs if it’s what you have. I prefer to make this recipe with boneless skinless chicken breasts. However, you can make it with bone-in and skin on chicken thighs too.
- If you want a more butterry sauce add to extra tablespoons of butter.
- If you like spices, add more paprika and Italian seasoning. You can use also cumin, coriander, garlic powder and any other seasoning of your preference. Also, don’t forget the salt and pepper. Add all the spices in a small bowl, mix well and then season your chicken breasts.
- Make sure to not burn the garlic because it will change the taste of the entire dish.
- Let the baked chicken rest for 5 minutes before serving.
- You can use a baking dish or a baking sheet.
- If you’re avoiding butter, replace it for olive oil.
What should I serve with baked chicken breast?
Here’s some suggestions for you to serve with your cooked chicken breasts:
· over cauliflower rice with salad on the side
· over veggie noodles such as zucchini, butternut squash and sweet potato noodles.
· with roasted asparagus and green beans
· with mashed cauliflower and steamed broccoli
· over roasted veggies
· over quinoa, rice or mashed potatoes if you’re not following a low-carb diet.
More Chicken Breast Recipes to Try:
- Delicious Baked Chicken recipe that it’s super easy to make.
- Super Juicy Baked Chicken Breast that we love for dinner.
- Chicken Salad Recipe for a quick and healthy lunch.
- Chicken Breast Meal-prep and it’s stays good in the fridge for up to 4 days.
- Spicy Green Beans Chicken Breast Skillet
- Sweet Potato Chicken Breast Kale Skillet
- Rosemary Lemon Baked Chicken Breasts
- Grilled Chicken Breast Avocado Salad
Garlic Butter Baked Chicken Breast
Ingredients
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 4 tbsp butter — melted — use Ghee if you're doing Whole30.
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley — chopped
- 2 cloves garlic — minced
- 1 tbsp. olive oil — extra virgin
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 400°F.
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Season chicken breast with salt, pepper, paprika and set aside.
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In a small bowl mix together the butter, Italian seasoning, parsley, and garlic. Set aside.
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In a cast iron skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat.
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When the skillet is really hot add chicken breast. Sear until golden. It’s about 1-2 minutes each side.
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Pour garlic butter mixture over the chicken breast.
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Place skillet in the oven and cook until cooked through. It’s about 20-30 minutes or until chicken breasts gets to an internal temperature of 165F.
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Remove from the oven. Using a spoon, pour some of the butter sauce left in the skillet onto the chicken breast before serving.
Nutrition Information
Amount per serving (1/3) — Calories: 377, Fat: 25g, Saturated Fat: 12g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 9g, Cholesterol: 176mg, Sodium: 375mg, Potassium: 555mg, Carbohydrates: 1g, Protein: 41gIf you make this recipe, follow @primaverakitchen on Instagram, snap a photo and hashtag it #primaverakitchen. I'd love to see what you're making!
I’m not a fan of breast usually I eat dark meat but it was very tasty. Thanks Olivia
You’re very welcome. Thank you so much for commenting 😉
Making these now…they already look good before even putting them in the oven!
Happy to hear that!
This is a delicious meal. I had leftover chicken and garlic butter sauce. I sauteed mushrooms, reheated chicken and sauce I mixed in angel hair pasta and voila, another meal. Thanks for this recipe!
Thank you. Happy you like it and angel hair pasta with it sounds great.
Breast is the best! (If you can cook like Olivia, haha)
This recipe was amazing, never tried paprika on garlic chicken. Very simple!
This would have saved me on the nutricken diet.
My husband is a new fan of yours! (he says hi!)
Thanks Olivia!
That’s so awesome! I’m so thrilled to hear you and your husband enjoyed this recipe! Thanks a lot for your feedback 😉
Rarely, do I find really good recipes. This really did taste like it came from a restaurant. Will definitely be using this one again and again. Thanks!
That’s awesome! Love to hear you enjoyed this recipe 😉
Just pulled chicken out of the oven to rest, since my breasts were approximately 4 oz I cooked for 20 mins basted the breasts and stood by for 2-3 mins and then pulled them out. looks just as pictured. Made white quinoa and pan seared summer veggies. Looks delicious can’t wait to dig in!!
That’s awesome. Happy to hear that 😉
My son is very picky but he loves this recipe. Now I will be cooking this at least twice a week Thank you so much Olivia
Your comment just made my day. Thank you so much 😉
Do you need to pound out the chicken ?
Not necessary. But when some parts of chicken breast are thicker than other parts, they will cook at an uneven rate. So pounding the chicken will allow to cook it evenly.
Very good. I didnt have parsley so I substituted with basil, thyme and some rosemary. Overall easy and delish. Thank you.
Awesome. It’s a very easy dish to put together and it’s so flavourful!
I was curious if we substitute the grass fed butter with regular butter would it still taste the same?
Yes it does!
Do you cook them at 350?
400F
What if I don’t have fresh OR dry parsley???
Parsley is optional. If you don’t have it, don’t add.
Nice and easy recipe that results in a very satisfying meal. Kids ate it up. That’s a win.
That’s awesome. Glad to know your kids enjoyed it 😉
Fixed this for my client and he loved it!
Awesome!
Can you substitute chicken tenders for the chicken breasts?
Sorry I can’t confirm it with you, but I’ve never made this recipe with chicken tenders. Please let me know how it turned out if you try it 😉
Love so easy and came out perfect! Tasty tooMiche
Can you make this ahead of time and refrigerate?
yes you can.
If i refrigirate these, what is the perfect way to reheat them?
I normally just warm them up in the microwave.
Wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing. I didn’t know about the parchment paper amazing!
You’re very welcome!
Bachelor here. Made for guests over a bed of basmati race with fresh baby spinach. Got a couple “you won’t be a bachelor for long…” comments. So it definitely went pretty well. Thanks
That’s really great! Happy to hear that 😉
I’m a chef at a restaurant a 5 star gourmet place, also in culinary arts college and this recipe caught my eye. The aroma smells amazing! I might introduce this to the restaurant 🙂
Wow thank you!!! I’m so happy to hear that especially coming from someone who is a professional chef. Thank you again 😉
I was looking for a different recipe for chicken breasts and came across yours. I made it last night and it was delicious. My husband especially liked the butter garlic sauce. Thanks for sharing
Right? The garlic butter sauce is the best! Thanks for stopping by 😉
Thank you for the recipe the whole family loved it and it was simple and quick. My only problem was the chicken was a little dry, cooking it at 400 might be too much in my oven so if your oven cooks high maybe bring the temp down or the time. Still full of flavor!!
Happy you like it. You just need to bake until the chicken gets the internal temperature of 165F. If you cook for long time it will be dry.
Just tried this recipe with olive oil and basil and it came out amazing! Thank you
Awesome 😉
I don’t have a cast iron pan , any suggestion on how to make , this sounds amazing
You can use any other skillet you have on hand 😉
The recipe was simply awesome,only thing which I felt lacking was the spices didn’t thoroughly went inside.
Would love if u can suggest something.
Thanks
You can season the chicken and marinate it over night.
This was so easy and so good ! We will have this again !
Awesome 🙂
I’m currently making this recipe for the second time, the first time my family loved it! But I will say it’s a little much garlic for my taste, and a little lemon pepper seasoning would do so much for this recipe! Overall an amazing recipe and I plan on making it many times.
Awesome. You can always reduce the amount of garlic according to your taste and yes lemon pepper seasoning works great too 😉
My husband and I both loved this chicken!
So happy to hear that 😉
So I do something similar with the garlic butter to my pork chops. I think I’m the only woman that doesnt own a cast iron I seared them and then put it in a baking pan still turned out amazing never would have thought to do this with chicken loved it!
I made this for dinner & paired it with cacio e pepe, and it was a hit! My teens loved it! Super good!!!
Amazing! I’m so so happy to hear you and your boys liked this recipe!
Just got done eating this. It was so good and a hit with my young boys and husband! Thank you! Def making this again 😉
You’re very welcome!
They taste delicious! Thank you so much!
I’m trying to log the nutrition in myfitnesspal. By serving 1/3 does that mean that’s the value for 1/3 of a single breast?
Yes it does.
Instead of transferring the pan to the oven, can I just place a lid on the skillet and continue to cook on the stove? Thank you
Yes you can on low heat.
Do you have to sear the chicken?
Yes for just few minutes.
Seriously best chicken recipe ever!! I ended up using boneless chicken thighs (I thought they were breasts until defrosted and too late) and followed recipe exactly. Added lots of Italian spices. This will become one of my regular rotations. Thank you!
Awesome! I’m so thrilled to hear that! Thanks for your feedback 😉
This meal is very tasty! But, my chicken breasts dry out as well. I would like to try this recipe with boneless chicken thighs. Do you think I can season and cook in the skillet on the stove or would baking in oven work best?
Do you have a suggestion for time in oven for 400 degrees?
Thank you!! Tina
I’ve never made this recipe with boneless chicken thighs, but I think it probably will work. You can sear the chicken tights in the skillet and then bake in the oven. Check your chicken after 20 minutes and every 5 minutes after that. It’ll be ready when it gets at 165F (internal temperature).
I also think that your chicken breast was dry because probably you baked it for longer than it should. That’s why I suggested that it should be baked for 20 to 30 minutes depending on the thickness of the chicken breast.
I added baby bella mushrooms and some halved cherry tomatoes. Turned out AMAZING! Would love to add some baby spinach to it too. Definitely saving this recipe!
It sounds amazing! Mushrooms and cherry tomatoes work great in there 😉
This whole article needs to be edited. It’s so hard to read because of all the errors.
Thanks for pointing it out. This post was just reviewed by a professional editor to better serve the readers.
Made it for dinner last night and my hubby loves it. Had great taste and smelled so good.
So awesome!
Can I just sear it in the pan and then put it in the oven in a Pyrex dish.
Yes I think it works.
Tasty and juicy. I browned mine a bit later ne’er and then only had to bake for about 10 minutes. This is now on my list. I love not having to pound out the chicken.
Awesome! Thanks for your feedback and for stopping by 😉
This was such an easy, quick and delicious recipe, My boyfriend and I enjoyed the chicken very much and will definitely make this again soon.
Aw thank you so much!
Excellent way to prepare boring chicken breasts! I made it to spec, following the recipe exactly, except that I threw some baby potatoes (the multicolored kind) into the pan to bake with the chicken. Turned out fabulous! It was a busy day, and this was a quick, easy prep. Will make again.
That’s amazing. Thanks for your lovely comment 😉
I was recruited to make dinner when my elderly mother felt too weak to cook the chicken breasts she had thawed. So, a quick internet search using “delicious” and “chicken breasts” brought up your recipe. I’m a huge fan of garlic (and my mother not so much). This really was easy and delicious, moist and flavorful, rather than dry and bland like so many breast recipes are. Even my mother was impressed. I will definitely make this again.
I had a new jar of dried parsley on hand so I used that. I rehydrated the dry spices first since even the garlic I had was freeze dried granules. I have an English thyme plant, so naturally I had to use some. For the Italian spices, I used Penzey’s Blend. I seared in a smidge of bacon grease, and sprayed the chicken with coconut oil for the high heat. I saved the olive oil part for basting after cooking, adding it to what was left of the spices and melted Irish butter. The paprika is a really nice addition.
Mm… Sounds delicious! Thanks for stopping by 😉
My nephew and I made this tonight for dinner and we were out of paprika so awe substituted with old bay and it was delicious. Also we cook for 9-12 people and every single one of them couldn’t stop telling us how delicious it was.
That’s absolutely awesome! Happy to hear that 😉
Just got done making this dish, turned out great.. pounded out chicken breast so it was the same thickness and added a touch of crushed red pepper. ( Wife and Kids like a little heat) Definitely a winner , Thankyou …
Awesome. Happy to hear that!
Hi I would like to use chicken thighs ,bone in skin on, following the recipe, how long will this take to bake in the the thighs in the oven
It’s about 40 mins.
If I could rate 10 stars I would! This is the best chicken I have ever made. Thank you for this recipie it impressed my husband and I was surprised I made something so good!
The chicken was so moist and flavorful. I didn’t have a Dutch oven so I ended up using a skillet first and moving to a baking dish but things still turned out great.
Wow thank you sooooo much for this lovely feedback 😉
This sounds delicious! Have you made this in an air fryer?
Unfortunately no, but if you try it please let me know how it turned out 😉
I am so excited to try this!! Our oven is currently broken, do you think transferring the cast iron skillet to our grill at the right temp would work too? I’ll share my results once I do it!
Yes I believe it would work. If you try it please let me know how it worked out for you.
Hello, can I use a regular skillet and then transfer it to a pan ?
yes you can.
Delicious! I added a can of mushrooms and loved it! Will definitely be making this again!
Yahoo!!