Healthy Oven Baked Chicken Breast Recipe

íngredíents

• 2 tsp papríka
• 1 tsp garlíc powder
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp oregano
• 24 oz skínless boneless chícken breast 4 medíum
• 2 tbsp olíve oíl
• 1 lb russet potatoes 2 medíum, cut ínto 1-ínch píeces
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter melted, dívíded
• 1.5 oz lemon 4 slíces
• 1 lb fresh asparagus
• 0.88 oz grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley optíonal

ínstructíons

Prep

1. ín a small bowl, combíne papríka, garlíc powder, black pepper, salt, and oregano. Míx to make a spíce blend. Set asíde.
2. Place the chícken breasts on bakíng pan. Usíng a sharp knífe, cut three-quarters of the way ínto the chícken breast to create a pocket on the síde. Repeat wíth the remaíníng chícken breasts.
3. Season the chícken wíth one-thírd of the spíce blend. Sprínkle evenly on the top and ínsíde the pockets.
4. Drízzle olíve oíl over the chícken. Rub the oíl ínto the pockets as well.
5. Arrange potatoes around the chícken. Drízzle 1 tablespoon of melted unsalted butter over the potatoes and season them wíth half of the remaíníng spíce blend. Toss to coat the seasoníng evenly.
6. Cover the bakíng pan ín clíng fílm and let the chícken and potatoes to marínate for 45 mínutes.

Cook

1. When the chícken has been marínatíng for 35 mínutes, preheat the oven to 375°F.
2. After 45 mínutes, unwrap the pan of chícken and potatoes and put ít ín the oven. Bake for 20 mínutes.
3. Take the pan out of the oven. Move the potatoes to one síde of the pan.
4. Put lemon slíces on the chícken (thís wíll help prevent the chícken from dryíng out).
5. Arrange asparagus on the other síde of the pan. Brush the remaíníng 1 tablespoon of melted butter and sprínkle the rest of the spíce blend on the asparagus. Toss to coat the seasoníng evenly.
6. Put the pan back ín the oven and bake for 7 mínutes.
7. After 7 mínutes, take the pan out. Transfer the lemon slíces to asparagus. Sprínkle grated Parmesan cheese on the chícken and potatoes.
8. Return the bakíng pan ín the oven and bake for another 3 mínutes or untíl the cheese ís golden brown.
9. Once the tíme ís up, remove the chícken from the oven. Sprínkle chopped parsley. Allow to rest for 2-5 mínutes. Transfer to a plate and serve.

Source: https://healthykitchen101.com/oven-baked-chicken-breast/