Oven Baked Chicken Breasts
Moist chicken breasts, baked in the oven.
Servings 6 persons
Calories 280kcal
Ingredients
Brining
- 6 chicken breasts
- 1 litre lukewarm water
- 1 tablespoon salt
Seasoning
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon rosemary
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon jerk seasoning
Instructions
- Prepare a luke warm bowl of water with 1 tablespoon of salt.
- Place the chicken breasts into the water and leave at room temperature for 15 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 220° Celsius (425°F).
- When time is up, rinse the chicken under flowing water to get rid of the salt.
- Pat dry with paper towels.
- Cut the chicken vertically if too thick or pound to make it more flat so that it bakes evenly all around.
- Melt the butter. Spread butter all around the chicken using an egg brush. Also butter your baking dish.
- Sprinkle with salt, pepper, jerk seasoning, smoked paprika and garlic powder.
- Toss in some fresh or dry thyme, garlic powder and rosemary.
- Bake until chicken is done. Check thickest part of the chicken with a thermometer. The internal heat 75° Celsius (165° F) indicates that chicken is ready. It will take around 15-20 minutes
- Take out of oven, rest for 5-10 minutes and serve.