Description
Juicy, Oven Baked Chicken Breast with a touch of brown sugar in the seasoning to create a semi-sauce and a beautiful caramelized crust, cooked fast at high temperature for maximum tenderness.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 chicken breasts (150-180g / 5–6 oz each)
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 1/2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp dried oregano or thyme
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- Finely chopped parsley
Instructions
- Step: Preheat oven to 425°F/220°C (200°C fan).
- Step: Pound chicken to 1.5cm / 0.6″ at the thickest part using a rolling pin, meat mallet or your fist.
- Step: Mix the seasoning ingredients together.
- Step: Line tray with foil and baking/parchment paper, place chicken upside down on tray, drizzle with about 1 tsp oil, rub, and sprinkle with seasoning.
- Step: Flip chicken, drizzle with 1 tsp oil, rub, and sprinkle with seasoning, covering as much of the surface area as possible.
- Step: Bake 18 minutes, or until surface is golden or internal temperature is 165°F/75°C using a meat thermometer.
- Step: Remove from oven and immediately transfer chicken to serving plates.
- Step: Wait 3-5 minutes before serving, garnished with freshly chopped parsley if desired.
Notes
If breasts are larger than 250g / 8oz, cut them in half horizontally to form 2 thin steaks. This recipe can also be made with boneless skinless thigh fillets; cook for 25 minutes for small/medium thighs and 30 minutes for larger ones.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Mains
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Western
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 286 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 403 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 4 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 46 g
- Cholesterol: 127 mg