Baked Chicken Breasts

Name: Baked Chicken Breasts
Ingredients: 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts; Kosher salt; Freshly-ground black pepper; Olive oil; Finely-grated lemon zest

This is a really easy chicken recipe for those people that don't have much experience in the kitchen.

Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
Kosher salt
Freshly-ground black pepper
Olive oil
Finely-grated lemon zest

Steps

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

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Adapted from “Baked Chicken Breasts” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.