Garlic Butter Baked Chicken Breast

• servings: 6 servings
• active time: 5 min
• total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

6 boneless skinless chicken breasts 5-6 oz each

kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 + 0.5 teaspoon paprika

8 tbsp butter (melted)

2 teaspoon Italian seasoning

2 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped

4 cloves of garlic minced

2 tbsp. olive oil extra virgin

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Season chicken breast with salt, pepper, 1 teaspoon of paprika and set aside.

2. In a small bowl mix together 1/2 teaspoon of paprika, butter, Italian seasoning, parsley, and garlic. Set aside

3. In a cast iron skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. When the skillet is really hot add chicken breast. Sear until golden. It's about 1-2 minutes each side.

4. Pour garlic butter mixture over the chicken breast. 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.

5. Remove from the oven. Using a spoon, pour some of the butter sauce left in the skillet onto the chicken breast before serving.

Notes

We thought it was a little heavy on the Italian and could use more garlic/garlic powder

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1/3
• Calories: 377
• Total Fat: 25 g
• Saturated Fat: 12g
• Cholesterol: 176mg
• Sodium: 375mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 1g
• Protein: 41g