Garlic Butter Baked Chicken Breast is a simple and delicious way to make juicy, flavorful chicken every time. These oven-baked chicken breasts are covered in a tasty garlic butter sauce. This sauce keeps them tender and moist, with a golden and slightly crispy edge. Perfect for a quick weeknight dinner or easy meal prep!
Best Chicken Breast Recipe You’ll EVER Make!
If you love juicy chicken breast recipes, I’m sure you’ll love this one. My husband also loves it, especially because I cook it in garlic butter sauce. Who doesn’t love a buttery flavoured sauce?
This sauce gives more flavor to this recipe and helps the chicken breast to be tender, moist and juicy too. This sauce is so good that you don’t need to even use a chicken marinade.
I also love how quick and easy this recipe is. No complicated steps, wrapping, or brining required. You don’t need to pound the chicken breasts with a rolling pin or meat mallet. Also, there’s no need for parchment paper or plastic wrap either.
I absolutely love easy and quick baked chicken breast recipes for dinner. If you’re like me, try these delicious family chicken breast recipes too: Creamy Parmesan Chicken Breast and Stuffed Chicken Breast recipe. Want even more chicken breast recipes? Try these 50 Best Chicken Breast Recipes, Instant Pot Chicken Breast and this Air Fryer Chicken Breast Recipe.
Chicken Breast – I use boneless, skinless chicken breasts for a lean, quick-cooking protein. After making this recipe many times, I found that this cut is the best. It has a great balance of tenderness and juiciness, especially when baked with garlic butter. But feel free to replace chicken breast for chicken thighs if it’s what you have.
Butter – I always opt for unsalted butter in recipes like this to give me full control over the salt levels. I’ve found that unsalted butter allows the garlic and other seasonings to shine without the risk of the dish being too salty.
Garlic – Freshly minced garlic is a must for its vibrant, aromatic flavor. I’ve tried pre-minced or jarred garlic, but nothing beats the flavor and freshness of fresh garlic in the butter sauce.
1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Season all the sides of chicken breast with salt, pepper and smoked paprika. If you prefer you can also use your favorite spices like garlic powder, dried oregano and chili powder too.
2. In a cast iron skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Once the skillet is hot, add the chicken breast. Sear for 1-2 minutes on each side, or until golden brown.
2. In a small bowl mix together the butter, Italian seasoning, parsley, and garlic. Then, pour the garlic butter mixture over the chicken breasts.
3. Place the skillet in the oven. There’s no need to flip them when baking.
4. Bake chicken breast for 20-30 minutes or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F.
4. Remove the cooked chicken breasts from the oven. Using a spoon, drizzle some of the butter sauce from the skillet over the juicy, tender chicken breasts before serving.
Olivia's Recipe Tips:
- After removing the chicken breast from the fridge, pat dry the chicken with paper towels.
- Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes before serving.
- You can use a regular skillet to sear your chicken if you don’t have a cast iron skillet. Then, transfer them to a casserole, or an oven-safe baking dish.
- If you want a more buttery sauce, add two extra tablespoons of butter.
The cooking time will depend on the size of your chicken breast and also on the power of your oven. Some ovens have slight heat differences.
But according to USDA, a 4-oz. chicken breast should be bake at 350°F (177˚C) for 25 minutes or 30 minutes to be fully cooked. If it’s smaller than 4oz, bake it for about 20 minutes.
However, to bake a 5 to 6 ounce chicken breast at 400F, it will take around 20 to 25 minutes.
It’s important that you use an instant read thermometer when cooking chicken breast to check that the internal temperature.
How do you keep chicken breast from drying out in the Oven?
Be sure to not over bake the chicken breasts to avoid them getting dried out when baked. We also put the garlic butter overtop the breasts so that there’s extra added moisture to it. This is how I make delicious baked chicken breast that retain all of their natural juices.
Serve this Recipe with:
This baked chicken breast recipe is amazing served fresh out of the oven with some veggie sides. But you can also slice, shred, or dice them to use in other dishes, like chicken noodle soup, chicken salad, or chicken chili.
I usually love to serve it with salads, rice, mashed potatoes, roasted asparagus, broccoli salad and sweet potato fries.
You can also serve with a delicious quinoa salad and yummy air fryer baked sweet potato.
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Mediterranean Chicken Recipe
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Garlic Butter Baked Chicken Breast
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- salt and black pepper
- 1/2 + 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 4 tbsp butter (melted)
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic minced
- 1 tbsp. olive oil extra virgin
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Season chicken breast with salt, pepper, 1/2 teaspoon of paprika and set aside.
- In a small bowl mix 1/4 teaspoon of paprika, butter, Italian seasoning, parsley, and garlic. Set aside.
- In a cast iron skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. When the skillet is hot add chicken breast. Sear until golden. It’s about 1-2 minutes each side.
- Pour garlic butter mixture over the chicken breast. Place skillet in the oven and cook until cooked through. It’s about 20 minutes or until chicken breasts gets to an internal temperature of 165F.
- Remove from the oven. Using a spoon, pour some of the butter sauce left in the skillet onto the chicken breast. Also, if you prefer, top with fresh herbs before serving.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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DE-lish!! I don’t have cast iron pan so I put in casserole dish after searing and poured sauce in pan over chicken to bake. I made rice so we could enjoy sauce over rice with chicken – this is now a must…YUM!!
Sounds amazing!
I added some onion powder and the chicken turned out heavenly. Thanks for the recipe!
Was looking to make something different with chicken breast and this recipe was a home run. It was delicious, moist and the flavor was amazing. Will be making it again for a family dinner. Thanks you!
Awww thanks a lot for this awesome feedback!
This recipe was AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS!! Not to mention quick, easy and HEALTHY. A definite staple dish in my home going forward. LOVE LOVE LOVE it! A MUST try.
Wow thank you so much! So happy to read your feedback. I appreciate that.
Absolutely delicious. Will def make again, it’s a winner
Awesome!!
Can this also be made on the stove?
Can this also be made on the stove if oven doesn’t work.
Yes you can. Just cook at low temperature to avoid burn the chicken.
Made recipe exactly as stated. Chicken moist and lots of praises for flavor! Super easy to prep. Used cast iron and added extra two Tbsp of butter as suggested. Great sauce.
Oh yes the sauce is amazing! Happy you liked it.
I used a little extra butter and extra garlic also add a bit of brown sugar.
Happy you liked it!
Simple and delicious!
Indeed it is 😉
Excellent and easy to prepare.
Awesome!!
Hmm really good and easy to make good for me
So happy to hear that!!
Delicious. Moist, flavorful and the garlic – butter sauce also serves as a gravy for potatoes. It’s a keeper.
Awesome!! Yes the sauce serves as a gravy for potatoes and pasta.
Very good flavor; easy to make. Highly recommend using fresh garlic for this dish.
Happy you like this recipe!!
Perfect
A new staple in our home menu💜
I’m so happy to hear that, Amber! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave this kind comment!
I accidentally found this recipe one day about 2 years ago. This is by far one of the most tastiest chicken I’ve ever tasted in my life. My children and husband love it too. I’ve introduced this recipe to several friends as well and they loved it. It’s a favourite in our home now. Thank you!!!
This makes me so happy to hear! I’m glad you make it few times already. Thanks so much for introducing this recipe for your friends. I appreciate it a lot. Thanks for stopping by to leave this lovely review.
I made this tonight. Was wonderful!!
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Made this tonight but I double it. Everyone absolutely loved it including my 8 year old twins. They asked if I could make this on Thanksgiving instead of a turkey..
That makes me so so so happy! Thank you for leaving this comment.
It’s ok it is moist kinda greasy not enough flavor
Did you use the same amount of butter that the recipe suggests?
I was looking for a quick and easy recipe for chicken breasts and this one fit the bill as well as being really delicious. This recipe will become a family favourite and I will make it often
I’m so thrilled to hear your whole family enjoyed this recipe!
This is a new staple in my house! My kids absolutely loooved it and it’s so easy to make
I am so so happy to hear this. Thanks for the comment!