Parmesan Baked Chicken Breast

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Published Dec 09, 2019

Updated Nov 27, 2024

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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!

Chicken breast recipes with baked chicken breasts topped with Parmesan cheese.

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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

Easy oven baked chicken breast recipe served with a fork.

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

Two pieces of boneless baked chicken breasts on a plate.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many calories per serving?

This recipe is only 498 calories per serving.

Sliced boneless chicken breast recipe with Parmesan cheese.

What To Serve With Parmesan Baked Chicken Breast

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

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Parmesan Baked Chicken Breasts

By: Bee Yinn Low
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
Servings: 2 servings
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Ingredients 
 

  • 1 lb. (500g) 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 pasty, not liquidy, as shown in the picture below.
  • While the chicken breasts are marinating, preheat the oven to 400°F (207°C).
  • Top the marinated chicken breasts evenly with the grated Parmesan cheese. Bake the chicken for about 20–30 minutes, or until a meat thermometer registers 165°F (74°C) when inserted into the thickest part of the breasts.
  • Remove the Parmesan baked chicken from the oven and serve immediately with fresh lemon wedges, squeezing the juice over the chicken for extra flavor. 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 the green can of Parmesan cheese but rather freshly grated or grate your own.

Nutrition

Calories: 515kcal, Carbohydrates: 9g, Protein: 57g, Fat: 27g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 14g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 167mg, Sodium: 996mg, Potassium: 1003mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 909IU, Vitamin C: 10mg, Calcium: 241mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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About Rasa Malaysia

Bee is a recipe developer and best-selling cookbook author, sharing easy, quick, and delicious Asian and American recipes since 2006. With a strong following of almost 2 million fans online, her expertise has been featured in major publications, TV and radio programs, and live cooking demos throughout the United States and Asia.

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185 Comments

  1. Donna S says:

    This is my ALL TIME favorite baked chicken breast recipe. Have been making it for almost a year now and it never fails to please. JUICY, TENDER, DELICIOUS every time.
    I do have to make one tweak since I have to follow a low FODMAP diet for my colitis. I can not tolerate fresh or powdered garlic, but can use garlic infused olive oil. So I substitute 1 TBs of garlic infused oil for the garlic in the marinade. Same great flavor.

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    1. Bee Yinn Low says:

      Thanks Donna.

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  2. Yvette says:

    This was a good recipe. Perfect for weekday dinner.

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    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Correct, thanks!

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      1. Brenda Kennard-Dwyer says:

        Absolutely loved it, every body loved it thank you for this recipe …x

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        1. Rasa Malaysia says:

          :)

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  3. Evelyn says:

    I just printed this and I got just the recipe and directions. Looking forward to trying this.

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  4. Sandi says:

    Hi…love the recipe…just wish it would print out with just the instructions, not the huge pictures of each step…gonna try it tonight!…thanks for sharing it…

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    1. Kellie says:

      For those I usually copy and paste into a word document then you can edit out what you don’t want to print.

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      1. Rasa Malaysia says:

        Thanks for the suggestion.

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  5. Natalie says:

    Dear Rasa,
    All recommendations are so useful and provide so many tips to make meal delicious! Thank you :)

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      Thanks!

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  6. Natalya says:

    Thank for your sharing your amazing recipes.

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    1. Admin says:

      Thanks.

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    Wow didn’t expect folks to get so nasty about a recipe. Relax!

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      Hey Cheryl I was saying the same thing, its really not that serious. People needs to chill, stop being so rude. If they can do it themselves they should. This is so crazy

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  8. TW says:

    Delishous! Thanks so much for this lovely recipe. I make this for my husband and I often, so quick and easy!

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  9. Nicolette says:

    5 stars
    Didn’t have lemon so we subbed that out, but it was still so delicious! Super simple recipe that acts as a perfect weeknight meal. Plus it’s so customizable depending on the spices you want to add! I opted to add paprika, chili powder, and onion powder to spice it up a bit and this is going to be one of my go-to quick meals :-)

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  10. Kate says:

    Thank you Rasa, your recipe was delicious. I will make it again and again.
    Kate

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    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Awesome thanks and please try more recipes on my site!

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        Hi Any chance of you saying how many your recipes serve. We are only two people Thanks They all look very tempting

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        2. Sandi says:

          Hi…love the recipe…just wish it would print out with just the instructions, not the huge pictures of each step…gonna try it tonight!…thanks for sharing it…and so agree with others, JUST HIT JUMP TO RECIPE…it’s on most every recipe site…

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