Baked Chicken Breasts

Name: Baked Chicken Breasts
Prep time: 9 min
Cook time: 21 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts; to taste kosher salt; to taste black pepper; to taste olive oil; to taste lemon zest

Traditional dish with skinless chicken breasts, kosher salt, lemon zest.

prep 9 min
cook 21 min
total 30 min
serves 4
intermediate

Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
to taste kosher salt
to taste black pepper
to taste olive oil
to taste lemon zest

Steps

Brush both sides of the chicken with olive oil.
Sprinkle both sides liberally with kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, and finely grated lemon zest.
Place the chicken on a 13x9-inch baking pan.
Insert a probe thermometer into one of the chicken breasts.
Bake in the center of a 400°F (200°C) oven until the internal temperature reaches 165°F (75°C).
Remove to a plate and let rest 5 minutes.
Serve warm.

Adapted from “Baked Chicken Breasts”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.