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Easy, healthy and juicy boneless chicken breasts marinated with garlic, paprika and honey. This is one of the best oven baked boneless chicken breast recipes with few ingredients, perfect for weeknight dinner!
Boneless Chicken Breast Recipes
Everyone loves boneless chicken breasts because it’s just so convenient. There is no need to remove the chicken skin and the breast bones.
All you have to do is cook or bake the chicken breasts and you will have a quick and easy dinner.
However, most people over cook them, resulting in dry, rubbery and tough meat.
This recipe is one of the juiciest and best boneless and skinless chicken breast recipes. You will love it!
The easiest recipe is baked boneless chicken breasts. All you have to do is marinate the chicken with few ingredients.
Bake in the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for an average of 15-18 minutes and you will have the best chicken recipes!
Ingredients
This simple chicken breast recipe calls for the following ingredients:
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Olive oil
- Garlic
- Honey
- Lemon juice
- Smoked paprika
- Salt and pepper
- Lemon
- Parsley
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.
How To Make This Recipe
Step 1: Preheat oven to 400° F (207°C). Pat dry the boneless chicken breasts with paper towels. Score the bottom of the chicken.
Step 2: Drizzle the olive oil on the chicken, add the minced garlic and rub all over the chicken breasts.
Step 3: Add honey, smoked paprika, lemon juice, salt and ground black pepper to the chicken. Stir to combine well with the chicken. Set aside and marinate for 15 minutes.
Step 4: Transfer the chicken breasts to a baking dish lined with parchment paper. Bake at for 15-18 minutes, or until the inside of the chicken breasts are cooked through.
Step 5: Change the oven setting to broil and broil the chicken for 1 – 2 minutes or until the surface becomes slightly charred. Remove from oven, top with chopped parsley and serve immediately with fresh lemon wedges. (DO NOT discard the juice seeping out of the chicken. Serve the chicken with the juice.)
Cooking Tips For Juicy Chicken Breasts
I am sure you have tasted way too many dry, tough, rubbery chicken breasts that taste like a pair of old leather shoes.
The number one reason is the length of baking time. Chicken cooks very fast with intense oven heat at 400°F or 425°F.
DO NOT over-baked the chicken. The meat should have an internal temperature of 165°F when it’s fully cooked.
The easiest way to check doneness is to cut a small slit using a knife at the thickest part of the chicken. As soon as the chicken meat turns opaque, it’s fully cooked.
The chicken will be moist and flowing with juice. Over cooking and baking the chicken will dry up all the juice, making it chewy, rubbery and dry.
Frequently Asked Questions
For normal sized chicken breasts, bake for 15 minutes at 400°F. For thicker cut, bake for an extra 3 minutes.
The chicken should be cooked through when the thickest part of the meat turns white in color and no longer pink.
Make sure you do not over bake the chicken. Always check doneness by using an meat thermometer or check the thickest part of the meat.
You can also prevent drying by covering the chicken with a sheet of heavy duty aluminum foil. This will make sure that the chicken juice doesn’t dry out.
Another method is to have have a baking pan with 1 inch of water inside the oven. The steam of the water will make sure that the chicken stays moist and juicy.
This recipe is 191 calories per serving.
What To Serve With This Recipe
Serve this dish with healthy side dishes. For a wholesome meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
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Juicy Boneless Chicken Breasts
Ingredients
- 1 lb (500g) skinless and boneless chicken breasts
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 – 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt , or more to taste
- 3 dashes ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- lemon wedges, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400° F (207°C). Pat dry the boneless chicken breasts with paper towels. Score the bottom of the chicken.
- Drizzle the olive oil on the chicken, add the minced garlic and rub all over the chicken breasts.
- Add honey, smoked paprika, lemon juice, salt and ground black pepper to the chicken. Stir to combine well with the chicken. Set aside and marinate for 15 minutes.
- Transfer the chicken breasts to a baking dish lined with parchment paper. Bake at for 15-18 minutes, or until the inside of the chicken breasts are cooked through.
- Change the oven setting to broil and broil the chicken for 1 – 2 minutes or until the surface becomes slightly charred. Remove from oven, top with chopped parsley and serve immediately with fresh lemon wedges. (DO NOT discard the juice seeping out of the chicken. Serve the chicken with the juice.)
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Notes
- I am sure you have tasted way too many dry, tough, rubbery chicken breasts that taste like a pair of old leather shoes.
- The number one reason is the length of baking time. Chicken cooks very fast with intense oven heat at 400°F or 425°F.
- DO NOT over-baked the chicken. The meat should have an internal temperature of 165°F when it’s fully cooked.
- The easiest way to check doneness is to cut a small slit using a knife at the thickest part of the chicken. As soon as the chicken meat turns opaque, it’s fully cooked.
- The chicken will be moist and flowing with juice. Over cooking and baking the chicken will dry up all the juice, making it chewy, rubbery and dry.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
What temperature are these cooked at?
Please refer to the recipe card.
Hello Bee ….
We’ve just had this recipe for dinner (at last) with a salad, It looked and tasted really good. Certainly something we would give to dinner guests. When the lockdown ends!
Thank you
Graham
Awesome thanks for trying!! :)
Served with pot roast leftover veggies and rice. Simple and easy.
Hi Bee,
Just made this juicy chicken breat and it turned out awesome. A perfect dish for someone who is dieting!
Thanks for the recipe!
Awesome thanks for trying my recipe! Please try more on my site: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/
This recipe looks mouth watering! What size is a “normal” boneless chicken breast? At my supermarket in NC, one boneless skinless breast typically ranges from 12-18 oz. For stir fries, soups, casseroles, 1 cut up chicken breast serves 3-4 people. I haven’t seen a 4-6 oz breast at my meat market in years, although those were what I bought in the 80s and 90s. I’ve given up trying to bake these monsters.
1 lb chicken breasts. I used organic chicken breasts.
These look absolutely amazing
Thanks!
These look absolutely delicious!
These were the best chicken breasts I have ever cooked! Very juicy, moist. Followed recipe exactly. Everyone here a happy camper. Thank you!
Hi Deborah, thanks for trying my recipe. I am glad you had great results.
We enjoy all your recipes. It’s a new experience especially the Chinese cuisine. Thanks.
Thanks please try more recipes on my site: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/
In the photo of the chicken, as you are preparing it, it looks like you have put slits in the chicken. Is that a step in the prep? Thanks.
Hi Deb, yes, it’s in step 1.
Thanks so much. Yes you had it there and I missed it. I just cooked your bone in juicy chicken thighs and they were perfect. It will be my go to recipe in the future. Thanks. I love your recipes.
Hi Deb, that’s awesome. I am so glad you like my recipes. Yes, please try more!
Hi Bee,
Just made this juicy chicken breat and it turned out awesome. A perfect dish for someone who is dieting!
Thanks for the recipe!
Yes, it’s in step 1.