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, most 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:
- Whatever is 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 meal 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 to butter 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 to perfectly baked chicken breasts.
- 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 — about 1 lb
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 4 tbsp grass-fed 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
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Season chicken breast with salt, pepper, paprika and set aside.
- In a small bowl mix together butter, Italian seasoning, parsley, and garlic. Set aside.
- In a cast iron skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat.
- When the skillet is really hot add chicken breast. Sear until golden. It’s about 1-2 minutes each side.
- Pour garlic butter mixture over the chicken breast.
- 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.
- 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, please don't forget to snap a photo and hashtag it #primaverakitchen. I really want to see!
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 😉
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 😉
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!
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 😉
Can you make this ahead of time and refrigerate?
yes you can.
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 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 😉
This was so easy and so good ! We will have this again !
Awesome 🙂