Oven Baked Chicken Breast

Ingredients

• Chicken breast

  Broilers or fryers, meat only, raw

  400g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tsp or 9g

• Brown sugar

  1 ½ tbsp or 14g

• Paprika

  Spices

  1 tsp or 2g

• Oregano

  Spices, dried

  1 tsp, leaves or 1g

• Garlic powder

  Spices

  ¼ tsp or 0.8g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Pepper

  Spices, white

  ½ tsp, ground or 1g

• Parsley

  Raw

  100g

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425F/220C (200C fan).
2. Pound chicken to 1.5cm / 0.6" at the thickest part - using a rolling pin, meat mallet or even your fist (key tip for even cooking + tender chicken).
3. Mix Seasoning.
4. Line tray with foil and baking / parchment paper. Place chicken upside down on tray. Drizzle chicken with about 1 tsp oil. Rub over with fingers. Sprinkle with Seasoning.
5. Flip chicken. Drizzle with 1 tsp oil, rub with fingers, sprinkle with Seasoning, covering as much of the surface area as you can.
6. Bake 18 minutes, or until surface is golden per photos and video, or internal temperature is 165F/75C using a meat thermometer.
7. Remove from oven and immediately transfer chicken to serving plates.
8. Wait 3 - 5 minutes before serving, garnished with freshly chopped parsley if desired. Pictured with a side of Garlic Butter Rice with Kale.
9. Recipe by: Nagi (source: https://www.recipetineats.com/oven-baked-chicken-breast/)