Easy Baked Chicken Breasts

Name: Easy Baked Chicken Breasts
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 (5-ounce) chicken breast halves, skinless and boneless; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt, or to taste; Creole seasoning, to taste; 1 tablespoon chicken broth, plus more to taste

Chicken Diner-Style Oven

Time: 35 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

About

Easy Baked Chicken Breasts are so easy, it's kind of hard to believe. All you have to do is season them with zesty Creole seasoning, bake them, and make a quick and tasty pan sauce with the drippings? That's it? Well, yes, that's it! The only thing more unbelievable than the ease of making them is the flavor! Juicy, savory, and seasoned beautifully, Easy Baked Chicken Breasts makes eating great during the week so easy!

Ingredients

4 (5-ounce) chicken breast halves, skinless and boneless
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt, or to taste
Creole seasoning, to taste
1 tablespoon chicken broth, plus more to taste

Directions

Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Step 2 -Rub the chicken breasts with the olive oil and sprinkle both sides with the salt and the Creole seasoning.

Step 3 -Place the chicken in a broiler pan.

Step 4 -Bake the chicken, flipping halfway through, until no longer pink in the center, the juices run clear, and the internal temperature is 165 degrees F, about 25 minutes.

Step 5 -Transfer the chicken to a plate.

Step 6 -Pour the chicken broth into the broiler pan and using a flat-edged wooden spatula, scrape up any browned bits off the bottom of the pan.

Step 7 -Drizzle the pan sauce over the chicken.

Step 8 -Serve.

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