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Easy, healthy and juicy boneless chicken breasts marinated with garlic, paprika and honey. This is one of the best oven baked boneless chicken breast recipes with few ingredients, perfect for weeknight dinner!
Boneless Chicken Breast Recipes
Everyone loves boneless chicken breasts because it’s just so convenient. There is no need to remove the chicken skin and the breast bones.
All you have to do is cook or bake the chicken breasts and you will have a quick and easy dinner.
However, most people over cook them, resulting in dry, rubbery and tough meat.
This recipe is one of the juiciest and best boneless and skinless chicken breast recipes. You will love it!
The easiest recipe is baked boneless chicken breasts. All you have to do is marinate the chicken with few ingredients.
Bake in the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for an average of 15-18 minutes and you will have the best chicken recipes!
Ingredients
This simple chicken breast recipe calls for the following ingredients:
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Olive oil
- Garlic
- Honey
- Lemon juice
- Smoked paprika
- Salt and pepper
- Lemon
- Parsley
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.
How To Make This Recipe
Step 1: Preheat oven to 400° F (207°C). Pat dry the boneless chicken breasts with paper towels. Score the bottom of the chicken.
Step 2: Drizzle the olive oil on the chicken, add the minced garlic and rub all over the chicken breasts.
Step 3: Add honey, smoked paprika, lemon juice, salt and ground black pepper to the chicken. Stir to combine well with the chicken. Set aside and marinate for 15 minutes.
Step 4: Transfer the chicken breasts to a baking dish lined with parchment paper. Bake at for 15-18 minutes, or until the inside of the chicken breasts are cooked through.
Step 5: Change the oven setting to broil and broil the chicken for 1 – 2 minutes or until the surface becomes slightly charred. Remove from oven, top with chopped parsley and serve immediately with fresh lemon wedges. (DO NOT discard the juice seeping out of the chicken. Serve the chicken with the juice.)
Cooking Tips For Juicy Chicken Breasts
I am sure you have tasted way too many dry, tough, rubbery chicken breasts that taste like a pair of old leather shoes.
The number one reason is the length of baking time. Chicken cooks very fast with intense oven heat at 400°F or 425°F.
DO NOT over-baked the chicken. The meat should have an internal temperature of 165°F when it’s fully cooked.
The easiest way to check doneness is to cut a small slit using a knife at the thickest part of the chicken. As soon as the chicken meat turns opaque, it’s fully cooked.
The chicken will be moist and flowing with juice. Over cooking and baking the chicken will dry up all the juice, making it chewy, rubbery and dry.
Frequently Asked Questions
For normal sized chicken breasts, bake for 15 minutes at 400°F. For thicker cut, bake for an extra 3 minutes.
The chicken should be cooked through when the thickest part of the meat turns white in color and no longer pink.
Make sure you do not over bake the chicken. Always check doneness by using an meat thermometer or check the thickest part of the meat.
You can also prevent drying by covering the chicken with a sheet of heavy duty aluminum foil. This will make sure that the chicken juice doesn’t dry out.
Another method is to have have a baking pan with 1 inch of water inside the oven. The steam of the water will make sure that the chicken stays moist and juicy.
This recipe is 191 calories per serving.
What To Serve With This Recipe
Serve this dish with healthy side dishes. For a wholesome meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
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Juicy Boneless Chicken Breasts
Ingredients
- 1 lb (500g) skinless and boneless chicken breasts
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 – 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt , or more to taste
- 3 dashes ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- lemon wedges, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400° F (207°C). Pat dry the boneless chicken breasts with paper towels. Score the bottom of the chicken.
- Drizzle the olive oil on the chicken, add the minced garlic and rub all over the chicken breasts.
- Add honey, smoked paprika, lemon juice, salt and ground black pepper to the chicken. Stir to combine well with the chicken. Set aside and marinate for 15 minutes.
- Transfer the chicken breasts to a baking dish lined with parchment paper. Bake at for 15-18 minutes, or until the inside of the chicken breasts are cooked through.
- Change the oven setting to broil and broil the chicken for 1 – 2 minutes or until the surface becomes slightly charred. Remove from oven, top with chopped parsley and serve immediately with fresh lemon wedges. (DO NOT discard the juice seeping out of the chicken. Serve the chicken with the juice.)
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Notes
- I am sure you have tasted way too many dry, tough, rubbery chicken breasts that taste like a pair of old leather shoes.
- The number one reason is the length of baking time. Chicken cooks very fast with intense oven heat at 400°F or 425°F.
- DO NOT over-baked the chicken. The meat should have an internal temperature of 165°F when it’s fully cooked.
- The easiest way to check doneness is to cut a small slit using a knife at the thickest part of the chicken. As soon as the chicken meat turns opaque, it’s fully cooked.
- The chicken will be moist and flowing with juice. Over cooking and baking the chicken will dry up all the juice, making it chewy, rubbery and dry.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This is fantastic. Moist and juicy and fresh tasting. But please use caution using parchment paper at over 400 degrees as it can scorch! Also do not use parchment under a broiler. I lined my pan with foil, and it was a minimal cleanup.
Hi…. I made this the other night.
I agree that this is a great recipe for keeping the chicken breast juicy but I felt like something was missing in regards to the taste. I made this exactly to the instructions so I’m not sure what could’ve been added to increase the flavor.
Overall very simple and fast recipe to make.
You can add of the seasonings to amp up the flavors but yes this recipe is more about the natural flavors and juiciness of the chicken breasts.
I am making this as we speak. No need to say I love it, coz I already know I will, just from knowing the ingredients. I can’t wait to see how yummy it’s gonna be!!
Thanks for your trying!
Do you leave the parchment paper when you broil it
Yeah, I googled that and the answer was “not advised” but maybe 2 minutes isn’t much. Or just use foil.
Can you use tenders
Yes.
This recipe was completely bland. Will not do it again.