Oven Baked Chicken Breast Recipe

Oven baked chicken breast that's perfectly tender, flavorful, succulent, and juicy. This skinless boneless chicken breast recipe is easy to follow, simple, quick, and you get tender baked chicken with golden nicely caramelized outer, and crispy edges in just 25 minutes. Let me show you how to cook chicken breast in the oven.

Oven Baked Chicken Breast Recipe

The best oven baked chicken breast recipe that is so good! The seasoning is aromatic, flavorful, and the cooked chicken is tender and juicy inside, with a crisp outer.

If you are tired of rubbery, dry, and boring chicken breast then this easy baked chicken recipe is for you.

This quick and easy healthy baked chicken breasts recipe requires a few steps to prepare it and it's made with only 3 ingredients.

It's seasoned with aromatic chicken breast seasoning, but you can get different flavors and tastes by substituting with your favorite seasonings once in a while.

This recipe is quick and you can get a large amount of baked chicken at once and can then refrigerate leftovers to use in salads, sandwiches, and more.

The best baked chicken breast recipe that is simple yet incredibly tasty and versatile. You can enjoy it either cold or hot in sandwiches and salads to pasta, rice, and delicious meals.

You can also use this recipe for bone in chicken breast although cooking time will slightly vary.

Ingredients

Chicken Breasts: Boneless and skinless. Medium or large size chicken breast fillets can be used but try and use the ones that are similar in size.

Olive oil: A very light coating of olive oil is used to help the seasoning stick to the chicken as well as keep the chicken moist and nice.

Paprika

Oregano

Garlic powder

Thyme

Black pepper

Brown Sugar - (optional) - This gives the top a lovely caramelized look and combines with the spices and herbs to give a great tasting boneless chicken breast dish. This is an optional ingredient and you can omit it if you prefer the seasoning to be sugar-free.

If you don’t want to use this mix then you can use any other store-bought or homemade seasoning like:

Italian Seasoning

Jerk seasoning

Cajun Seasoning

Peri Peri Seasoning

How to Bake Chicken breast in the oven

The three steps of this recipe are to make the seasoning, season chicken, and bake. Here's how to bake chicken breast in oven:

Make the seasoning: In a small bowl, mix the paprika, pepper, oregano, parsley, garlic powder, brown sugar, and salt.

Season: Pat the chicken breast pieces dry, lightly brush all sides with olive oil, then add seasoning. Sprinkle the seasoning over the chicken pieces making sure to properly coat all parts.

Bake: Arrange the chicken breasts in a baking dish or tray, put the baking tray in the oven, and bake the chicken for 20 - 25 minutes at a temperature of 200C or till the skin is golden brown and inside cooked.

After 25 minutes, bring out the baking tray and let the chicken rest for 5 minutes to redistribute juices within the pieces. 

Serve and enjoy with sides of choice.

How Long To Bake Chicken Breast in The Oven

The time to bake chicken breast in the oven is about 18-25 minutes for medium size pieces at a temperature of 425F/220C. The duration according to other sizes and oven temperature is as follows:

How long to bake chicken breast in the oven at a temperature of 180C/400F is between 25 - 30 minutes.

Large Breasts pieces- bake time is between 30-35 minutes.

Small Breast pieces bake time is between 15-20 minutes.

To be well cooked and safe to eat, the internal temperature of the chicken at the thickest part should be at least 74C/165F when checked with an instant-read thermometer.

Don't forget to rest the chicken breast for 5 minutes after baking. You can leave it for more than 5 minutes depending on the size.

Serving Suggestions

Oven baked chicken breast is not only healthy but it’s quite versatile. You can serve it in a variety of ways:

• Enjoy baked chicken breasts with side dishes like fried potatoes, rice, baked potatoes, cauliflower, and sautéed vegetables, boiled carrots or another side dish that you’d like.

• Use in stir fry: It can be added into stir fry with bell pepper, carrots, broccoli, and other vegetables or used to make chicken in tomato sauce.

• Use in Salads, Wraps, Sandwiches.

How To Store Chicken Breast

In the fridge: Put leftover cooked chicken into a sealable container and store it for 4 to 5 days in a fridge. Use within the stated time.

Freeze for later: It can be frozen for several months. Put in a Ziploc bag or airtight container, label, and store in the freezer for up to 6 months. You can slice or shred the chicken before freezing to make the reheating process easy.

Reheating: Reheat in the microwave or oven. To prevent them from getting dry from reheating, add one or two tablespoons of water over the chicken before reheating in a microwave. The water will form a little steam in it, chicken pieces absorb the moisture and become tender, juicy, and fresh.

Tips

• Pat chicken dry before brushing with oil and seasoning so the oil and spices are not diluted with water.

• Brushing with oil before seasoning keep the chicken tender, moist and helps the seasoning stick to the chicken pieces.

• After seasoning, you can leave the chicken to marinate for 2 - 4 hours if you are not in a hurry to get it cooked.

• You can use any of your favorite seasoning to season the chicken.

• It is best to bake chicken breast at high temperature between 375F to 425F. The chicken cooks quickly and retain moisture to make it tender.

• Rest the chicken before cutting so the juices of chicken redristibute. If you cut into it immediately after baking then the juices pour out. The resting lets the juices retain within the chicken and provide you a juicy, tender, and delicious piece of chicken every time.

FAQs

What is the best temperature to cook chicken in the oven?

A high temperature between 375F - 425F. At 400F is best to quickly caramelize the skin and ensure the inside stays tender and juicy without drying out.

How long to rest chicken breasts after baking?

For baked chicken breasts, about 5 minutes is sufficient to let it rest after baking. However, you can rest for more than 5 minutes depending on the chicken size.

Should you bake chicken covered or uncovered?

I bake uncovered to let the top caramelize and crisp at the edges. You can bake covered and uncover in the last few minutes if you prefer.

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