Luscious Chicken Breasts

By far, this is one of my favorite EASY recipes. No fancy cream sauce, no massive amounts of ingredients…just simple everyday items from your cupboard. I have found that brining my chicken breasts for 30 minutes to 1 hour before preparing the dish makes for tender and juicy chicken. This step is totally optional. If you decide not to brine, just jump to step #3, being sure to pat the chicken dry first.

Luscious Chicken Breasts

Recipe by Diane BeckerCourse: Uncategorized
Servings

4

servings

Ingredients

  • 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts (pound pieces to 1/2 inch thick)

  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil

  • 2 Tablespoons brown sugar, packed

  • 1 1/3 teaspoons paprika

  • 1 1/3 teaspoon oregano

  • 1/3 teaspoon garlic powder

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

  • BRINE***(optional)
  • 2 cups cool water

  • 2 Tablespoons kosher salt

Directions

  • Soak chicken in the brine for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
  • Remove from brine and pat dry with paper towel.
  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees
  • Rub both sides of the chicken breast with olive oil
  • Combine the brown sugar, paprika, oregano, garlic powder, salt and pepper in a bowl.
  • Rub the sugar & spice mixture onto both sides of the chicken breasts.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 18 minutes or until temperature reads 165F on a meat thermometer
  • Remove from oven and let rest for 5 minutes before slicing.

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