Want to make a very simple and easy Baked Chicken Breast for lunch and dinner? Check out this recipe!
Baked Chicken Breast
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
20
minutesFor your Baked Chicken Breast to be perfect, use the ingredients from the list below and follow the step-by-step preparation method. I’m showing you how to make Easy Lemon Herb Baked Chicken Breasts. This is a super easy and super flavorful way to make perfectly juicy chicken breasts in the oven.
Ingredients
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
½ cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons lemon pepper
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
¼ teaspoon salt
1 large lemon thinly sliced
2 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley (optional)
Directions
- To start you’ll need 1/2 a cup of lemon juice and I like mine freshly squeezed so I’m gonna cut the lemons in half and juice them until I have 1/2 cup.
- It took me about 2 and 1/2 lemons to get to half a cup but that always varies just a little bit.
- Now while you still have your lemons out you should also slice some/ We’re gonna place these slices on top of our chicken breasts while they bake so you want to slice them kind of thin/ No need to cut them thick.
- Next we’re gonna make the rest of our marinade you You can do this in a shallow dish but today I’m gonna use a gallon-sized resealable plastic bag.
- So I’m gonna pour my lemon juice into that bag along with 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
- Then you’ll need 2 teaspoons of lemon pepper, 1 teaspoon of dried basil, 1 teaspoon of dried oregano and about 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
- Then we’re gonna add our 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts straight into the bag.
- Then we’re gonna seal up our bag and we’re gonna switch this around so that everything gets mixed up and the chicken gets evenly coated.
- You can let this marinate in the fridge for 30 minutes or up to 8 hours if you want to make it ahead.
- When you’re ready to bake you’ll want to pre-heat your oven to 450 degrees Celsius, then we’ll lightly grease a little baking dish with a little nonstick cooking spray and add our chicken breast.
- Just lay them out in a single layer. And a little food safety tip for you make sure you discard any extra marinade, don’t just drizzle it on the top.
- Then we’re gonna lay those lemon slices that we sliced earlier right on top of our chicken breasts.
- Then we’re gonna bake these in the 230 degree oven for about 18 to 20 minutes.
- Your Baked Chicken Breast is ready!
