Baked Garlic Butter Chicken Breasts

Baked garlic butter chicken breasts are an easy dinner idea that you can have on the table in 30 minutes. This versatile chicken breast recipe pairs well with almost any side dish to keep everyone in your family happy.

If your family is like mine, chicken is a big staple on our dinner table.

And it feels daunting to constantly reinventing chicken over and over.

But I have the holy grail of chicken recipes.

Baked garlic butter chicken breasts.

A dish with only a handful of ingredients and spices that are already in your fridge and spice cabinet.

Yet it still manages to have bold garlic butter flavor baked into the chicken.

Plus it’s versatile enough to pair with pasta, potatoes, rice, steamed veggies, or salad.

So you can keep everyone happy and use what you have on hand to get a family friendly meal on the table.

Ingredients

To make this you’ll need:

• Chicken breasts– Boneless skinless chicken breast trimmed of the extra fat
• Spices– Salt, freshly cracked black pepper, smoked paprika, and Italian seasoning
• Butter– Melted
• Fresh parsley– Chopped
• Garlic– Fresh minced garlic
• Olive oil– Extra virgin

How to Make

Garlic butter baked chicken breasts are so easy to make!

Start by preheating the oven to 400°.

Season the chicken liberally with salt, pepper, and some smoked paprika on both sides.

Set the chicken aside while you heat the olive oil in a cast iron skillet over medium high heat.

While the oil’s heating, whisk the butter, Italian seasoning, parsley, and garlic together in a small bowl until evenly combined.

Set the seasoned melted butter aside.

Then, put sear the chicken breasts in the hot oil, bottom side down, for 1-2 minutes.

After about 2 minutes or when you can easily lift the chicken off the skillet with tongs or a spatula, flip the chicken over and sear the other side for the same amount of time just until it us golden brown.

At this point, remove the skillet from heat and spoon the garlic butter sauce evenly out overtop of the chicken.

Bake the chicken for 20-25 minutes or until it reaches 165° in the thickest part of the breast.

Carefully remove the chicken from the oven and let it rest for 5 minutes.

Spoon the garlic butter back over the chicken, then serve, and enjoy!

Serving Suggestions

This baked garlic butter chicken pairs well with almost anything.

We like to mix and match a starch like rice, pasta, or potatoes and a veggie to make a complete meal.

And of course, we love to sprinkle a little Parmesan cheese on top!

Storing Leftovers

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 3 to 4 days.

Reheat in a hot oven until warmed through, adding more melted butter if necessary for added moisture.

Tips and Tricks

• I’m not usually a big proponent of preheating, but for this recipe it’s a must so the chicken cooks properly.
• Using a cast iron skillet for this chicken is also HIGHLY recommended to get the best proper sear on the chicken.
• You can adjust the amount of seasonings to suit your taste.
• I highly recommend finishing the dish with some Parmesan cheese sprinkled on top.

Other Easy Chicken Breast Recipes

Baked garlic butter chicken breasts are one of our favorite ways to serve chicken for dinner.

Make them and enjoy.

Looking for other easy chicken breast recipes?

Try these:

• Antipasto Hasselback Chicken Breasts
• Creamy Lemon Chicken
• Slow Cooker Cool Ranch Chicken
• Creamy Caesar Chicken

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