Parmesan Baked Chicken Breast

Chicken Breast Recipes

Everyone loves chicken breast and I am always developing delicious, easy chicken breast recipes for quick and healthy weeknight dinner.

Nothing screams winner winner chicken dinner more than juicy, moist and tender chicken breast recipes.

This Parmesan baked chicken needs to be on your dinner rotation.

Baked Chicken Breast

Chicken is one of the most popular chicken recipes, for lunch or dinner.

Everyone loves chicken breasts and always have them in the refrigerator.

Secondly, baking chicken breast in the oven is so easy and quick, with very short active time.

However, not all baked chicken breast recipes turn out the same way.

Many people under-season the chicken, and/or baking the breasts for too long, resulting in dry, tough, rubbery and tasteless meat.

So how to bake them?

Here is one of the best boneless chicken breast recipes that you have to try!

What Temperature for Oven Baked Chicken Breasts?

To seal in the juice and ensure moist, juicy and tender chicken breasts, you want to bake the chicken in a pre-heated oven at 400 degrees.

How Long Does It Take to Bake Chicken Breasts?

Not all chicken breasts are the same size or thickness. Some are thicker and some are leaner; also bone-in and boneless.

As a general rule of thumb, to bake boneless chicken breast, it takes about 20-30 minutes, depending on how big and thick the breasts are.

The internal temperature for properly cooked chicken (regardless of the parts of the chicken) is 165° Fahrenheit or 75° Celsius.

To test the temperature, use a meat thermometer.

Insert it into the thicken part of the chicken breasts. If it reaches 165°F, it’s done.

Secrets for Juicy and Tender Chicken Breast

My Parmesan baked chicken breasts are juicy, with the juice seeping out from the meat.

Here are my tips and tricks for juicy baked chicken breasts:

• Marinate the chicken with olive oil. Olive oil seals in the juice of the chicken, making the surface moist and the inside extremely juicy.
• Use lemon juice as part of the marinade. If you marinate the chicken breasts with all dry ingredients, they will turn out dryer. Use lemon juice to marinate and your chicken will be moist and bursting with amazing flavors.
• Remove the chicken immediately from the oven as soon as they are done. Do not leave them inside as the remaining heat in the oven will continue to cook the chicken. This is the number 1 reason for dry, tough, rubbery and over-cooked oven baked chicken breasts.

How Many Calories per Serving?

This recipe is only 498 calories per serving.

What Dishes to Serve with This Recipe?

Serve this dish as a main or with side dishes. For a wholesome meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.

Pasta Recipes – One Pot Pasta

Garlic Creamed Spinach

Lemon Herb Roasted Potatoes

Brown Butter Garlic Honey Roasted Carrots

How to Cook Chicken Breast?

Please refer to the recipe card below for detailed step-by-step method on chicken breast recipes and how to cook chicken breast in oven.

Yield: 2

Parmesan Baked Chicken Breasts

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One of the best chicken breast recipes in oven is bake chicken breast with Parmesan cheese. These juicy and tender chicken breasts are marinated with olive oil and garlic-lemon seasonings. So delicious!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 lb. (0.4 kg) skinless and boneless chicken breasts
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1.5 tablespoons garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• ground black pepper
• 3 dashes cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt or more to taste
• 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• lemon wedges, for serving

Instructions

Marinate the chicken breasts with olive oil, garlic powder, lemon juice, black pepper, cayenne pepper and salt. The marinade will be paste-y and not liquidy, like the picture below. 



While the chicken breasts are marinating, preheat oven to 400°F (207°C). 

Top the marinated chicken breasts with the grated Parmesan cheese evenly. Bake the chicken for about 20-30 minutes, until a meat thermometer hits 165 degrees Fahrenheit when inserted into the thickest part of the breasts. 



Remove the Parmesan baked chicken from the oven. Serve immediately with fresh lemon wedges, squeeze the juice on the chicken for extra flavors. You may also serve the chicken with your favorite hot sauce.

Notes

Watch the cooking video on this page for step-by-step guide.

Do not use bottle Parmesan cheese.

Nutrition Information

Yield

2

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 498Total Fat 27gSaturated Fat 7gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 18gCholesterol 162mgSodium 892mgCarbohydrates 7gFiber 1gSugar 1gProtein 58g