Baked Chicken Breast

An easy baked chicken breast recipe is a great kitchen basic to have in your
back pocket. Deliciously seasoned baked chicken breast is satisfying and tasty
served with your favorite side dish (think popcorn broccoli
[https://cleananddelicious.com/video-popcorn-broccoli/] or creamy garlic
mushrooms [https://cleananddelicious.com/creamy-garlic-mushrooms/]) and it's the
perfect protein to add to your weekend meal prep.

Servings: 2 servings

Author: Dani Spies

Prep Time
10 minutes

Cook Time
15 minutes

Total Time
25 minutes

Course:

Dinner DIET meat + chicken

Cuisine:

American Gluten Free low carb + keto Paleo whole 30

🧂 Ingredients

2 boneless chicken breast

6 ounces each
2 teaspoon avocado oil
Garlic powder
Smoked paprika
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1 Remove the chicken breasts from the fridge and allow them to sit at room
temperature for 20-30 minutes before cooking. The closer to room temperature
that they are, the better.
2 Preheat oven to 450ºF. Place the chicken breasts between two pieces of saran
wrap or wax paper and gently pound with a meat mallet*, starting from the center
and pounding towards the edges. The goal is to create a chicken breast that is
uniform in thickness so that it cooks evenly.
3 Place chicken breasts on a rimmed baking sheet and drizzle each side with
avocado oil and season liberally with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and smoked
paprika.
4 Bake for 15 minutes or until the chicken has reached an internal temperature of
160 degrees.
5 Rest the chicken for 10 minutes so the juices can settle and the internal
temperature rises up to 165 degrees. Serve and enjoy.

Nutrition Info

Name	Amount
Serving	6 ounces chicken breast
Calories	297 kcal
Protein	48 g
Fat	10 g
Saturated Fat	2 g
Cholesterol	145 mg
Sodium	262 mg
Potassium	836 mg
Vitamin A	70 IU
Vitamin C	2.7 mg
Calcium	11 mg
Iron	0.8 mg