Simple Baked Chicken Breasts

Learn how to bake chicken that's tender, juicy, and perfect every time with this simple, 5-ingredient recipe for boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Adding just a bit of chicken broth to those beautiful pan drippings creates a tasty pan sauce that adds extra flavor at the table.


Meat and Poultry · Chicken · Baked and Roasted · Chicken Breast


Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Servings: 4
Total Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

Ingredients List

  • 4 (5 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

  • ½ teaspoon coarse sea salt, or to taste

  • 1 pinch Creole seasoning (such as Tony Chachere's®), or more to taste

  • 1 tablespoon chicken broth, or more to taste


Directions

  1. Gather all ingredients.

  2. To serve, drizzle the pan sauce over the chicken.

Tips

You can use water instead of chicken broth for the pan sauce.

Editor's Note:

This recipe originally called for 1 tablespoon of salt. After many reviews, we've modified the amount to be 1/2 teaspoon, or to taste.


Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Nutrition Facts
191 Calories
10g Fat
0g Carbs
25g Protein


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