Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Juicy Baked Chicken Breast
A warm, neatly sliced chicken breast makes a simple dinner feel ready to enjoy. Paprika and herbs give the outside a savory flavor, with the chicken kept tender by checking its center. Give it the covered rest before slicing and bringing it to the table.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Total
- 25 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 8 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cuisine
- American
- Cooking method
- Baking · Baked & roasted
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
A few quick notes
1. Even out the thick ends
Cover breasts with plastic wrap and pound their thick ends until roughly even throughout before arranging in the baking dish.
2. Season both surfaces
Drizzle oil over the chicken in the dish, then divide the mixed seasonings between front and back before baking.
3. Check with a thermometer
Use a meat thermometer in the thickest part instead of cutting into the breast to judge whether it is cooked.
Get to know the ingredients
Boneless chicken breasts
Use boneless, skinless breasts, making their thickness roughly even before baking so the thinner ends do not have to wait on thick centers.
Dry seasoning mix
Combine parsley, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt and pepper in one bowl before distributing the mixture over the chicken.
Oil
The oil is drizzled over the chicken in the baking dish before the dry seasoning is applied to both sides.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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The last little job
Cover for the rest
Remove cooked chicken from the oven, cover and leave ten minutes before slicing and serving the warm breasts.
A little more help as you go
Choose a pounding tool
A meat mallet or small frying pan is allowed for evening the thicker ends, with plastic wrap covering the chicken during pounding.
Preheat the oven first
Have the oven at 425°F before baking the prepared breasts, then use the internal-temperature check within the listed baking range.
A few questions you might have
Can I use a different seasoning?
You can use taco seasoning, Cajun seasoning or a favorite all-purpose blend in place of the listed seasoning mixture.
What confirms the breasts are cooked?
A meat thermometer in the thickest part should read 165°F. The directions give a fifteen-to-twenty-two-minute bake before resting.
Can I slice the chicken before resting?
The directions keep it covered for ten minutes after baking, then slice and serve it once that rest is complete.
What baking dish is used?
Arrange the oiled, seasoned breasts in a nine-by-thirteen-inch dish before baking them in the preheated oven.
Does the parsley go on after baking?
Dried parsley is part of the initial dry seasoning mix, applied over the chicken before it goes into the oven.
Any more cooking tips?
Avoid cutting into the chicken to check for doneness. A meat thermometer is an inexpensive tool that will yield the best results every time. Make it your own : Feel free to dig deeper into your spice drawer and use taco seasoning, Cajun seasoning, or your favorite all-purpose blend instead of these seasonings.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: thereciperebel.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.