Garlic Butter Baked Chicken Breast
Yield: 3 people
Prep Time:
5 mins
Cook Time:
25 mins
Resting Time:
5 mins
Total Time:
30 mins
Tender, juicy Garlic Butter Baked Chicken Breast, that's packed with flavour from the garlic butter sauce. It’s totally a win win!
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 of 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.
Course:
dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
Baked Chicken, Butter garlic chicken, Chicken, Chicken Breast, Chicken recipe
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!
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