Garlic Butter Baked Chicken Breast

This tasty baked chicken breast is cooked with garlic butter sauce in the oven for 20 minutes until tender and juicy. It’s sure to become an instant family favorite!

This recipe is amazing served fresh out of the oven with some veggie sides. But you can also slice, shred, or dice them to use in other dishes, like chicken noodle soup, chicken salad, or chicken chili.

 

If you love juicy chicken breast recipes, I’m sure you’ll love this one. My husband also loves it, especially because I cook it in garlic butter sauce. Who doesn’t love a buttery flavoured sauce?

This sauce gives more flavor to this recipe and helps the chicken breast to be tender, moist and juicy too. This sauce is so good that you don’t need to even use a chicken marinade.

This is also one of my favorite chicken recipes because it’s so quick and easy to make. No weird steps, no wrapping or brining needed.

You don’t need to pound the chicken breast with a rolling pin or meat mallet. You also don’t need parchment paper or plastic wrap. Alright, let’s start and make this recipe!

Here’s What You’ll Need

• Chicken breast — I use boneless skinless chicken breast.
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper — Keep in mind that kosher salt is twice the size of table salt. A sprinkle of table salt is much saltier than the same amount in kosher salt.
• Paprika — Use sweet or smoked paprika. You can replace paprika for other spices like garlic powder and chili powder too.
• Butter — I went with grass-fed butter for richer flavor and top-notch quality.
• Italian seasoning – You can also use dried oregano.
• Fresh parsley — chopped
• Garlic — minced
• Olive oil — extra virgin

Instructions to make Baked Chicken Breast

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Season all the sides of chicken breast with salt, pepper and paprika. In a cast iron skillet or another oven-safe skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Once the skillet is hot, add the chicken breast. Sear for 1-2 minutes on each side, or until golden brown.

2. In a small bowl mix together the butter, Italian seasoning, parsley, and garlic. Set aside.

3. Pour the garlic butter mixture over the chicken breasts. Place the skillet in the oven and cook for about 20-30 minutes, or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F. Use an instant read thermometer to check the internal temperature.

4. Remove the cooked chicken breasts from the oven. Using a spoon, drizzle some of the butter sauce from the skillet over the juicy, tender chicken breasts before serving.

How To Store Leftovers

• To Store: Let the chicken cool, then place it in an airtight container. I prefer using glass containers because they don’t retain smells and are easier to clean. It’ll last for up to 4 days in the fridge.
• To Freeze: You can freeze it for up to three months. For convenience, I suggest shredding, dicing, or slicing the chicken before freezing.
• To Reheat: Microwave them with a damp paper towel over top the container to keep it moist.

How long to 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. If it’s smaller than 4oz, bake it for about 20 minutes.

However, to bake a 5 to 6 ounce chicken breast at 400F, it will take around 20 to 25 minutes.

How do you know when boneless chicken breast is done?

Check the temperature of the chicken breast with a meat thermometer. Chicken is fully cooked when it reaches an internal temperature of 165°F (74°C).

This ensures they stay juicy and don’t dry out. Be sure to insert the thermometer into the thickest part of the chicken for an accurate reading.

How do you keep baked chicken moist?

Be sure not to overbake the chicken to prevent them from drying out.

We also spread the garlic butter over the chicken breasts for extra moisture. That’s how I make delicious perfectly baked chicken breasts that retains all its natural juices.

Do you need to flip chicken when baking?

No, there’s no need to flip them when baking.

What if I don’t have a cast iron?

You can use a regular skillet to sear your chicken. When you are ready to bake the chicken breasts, transfer them to a foil sheet pan, casserole, or an oven-safe baking dish. Then, add the garlic butter.

Serve this Recipe with:

This is the most popular chicken breast recipe on this site. My readers usually love to serve it with salads, rice, mashed potatoes, or roasted veggies like broccoli and cauliflower.

You can also serve with a delicious quinoa salad, roasted asparagus, yummy air fryer sweet potato fries or cauliflower rice.