Perfect Chicken Breast. This is truly just a blank slate method; it makes nicely cooked and juicy chicken breast for topping salads and other dishes. I usually make about one pound of chicken breasts at a time, which gives me enough chicken for a few days of salads and lunches. This perfect oven baked chicken breast recipe is to die for!
It's a staple in my kitchen, and I hope they will be in yours as well.
Once covered, pop the chicken in the fridge.
Test Kitchen tip: Compared to beef and pork, chicken doesn't need to marinate for long—especially if the marinade includes acidic ingredients such as vinegar, lemon juice or buttermilk.
You can cook Perfect Chicken Breast using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Perfect Chicken Breast
- It's of Chicken Breast.
- You need of Salted Butter.
- It's of Salt.
- Prepare of Pepper.
- Prepare of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
- Prepare of Any Seasoning You Think Smells Good.
- Prepare of Fresh Garlic.
HOW TO COOK CHICKEN BREASTS ON THE STOVE. Start with a simple seasoning on both sides of the chicken breasts; grease the chicken breasts with cooking spray or oil, then season with salt, fresh ground pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika and dried basil. How to Make the Perfect Chicken Breast: Step-by-Step. Remove chicken from packaging and pat dry using a paper towel.
Perfect Chicken Breast instructions
- Prep: Place chicken out on a clean surface. A couple dashes of salt (enough to where it covers the breast). Pepper the breast. Put seasoning on breast. Flip breast over and repeat on the other side. Small dice the garlic. I suggest 1 clove per breast. Preheat oven to 350°.
- In a pan just big enough to fit the breast in, pour enough oil in the pan to lightly cover the pan. On a medium heat, melt the butter with the oil. For 1 breast use a quarter stick butter, for 2 use half a stick and for every extra breast add an eight a stick. Once the butter is melted add the garlic and let marinade for 30 seconds..
- Set heat to just below high heat. Add the chicken. You will only need to flip the chicken once. You will need to use tongs to keep checking the doneness of the chicken. (You are not trying to cook the chicken through, only trying to get a good golden color). Once the chicken has come to the color you would like to have, flip the chicken. Do the same. Check the chicken so it will not burn..
- Once you have received the color on this side place the chicken on a oven safe pan (covered in tin foil and lightly touched with extra virgin olive oil). The cooking through in the oven can very by size of breast. Typically 20 minutes is the norm..
- Plating: On a serving platter, place the breast on the platter being sure the juices are not dribbling on the platter. You will not need extra juice because your chicken will be moist..
Do not wash or rinse your chicken first as it's a fine way to contaminate everything within splashing distance of your sink and a waste of time. No, oven-baked chicken breast is not the sexiest dinner you'll ever make (especially if it's the skinless, boneless kind), but it is definitely one of the easiest, most satisfying ones. The thing is, when a baked chicken breast goes wrong, it really goes wrong. This post will show you how to cook chicken breast just like the restaurants do it. This method creates the perfect baked chicken breast with a nice sear on the outside and a juicy, tender inside!