Easy Baked Chicken Breast

 These easy baked chicken breasts are tender, juicy, and all-around perfect. This is the only baked chicken recipe you’ll ever need!

INGREDIENTS:

•   olive oil cooking spray
• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, fat trimmed off
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano, or to taste
• ½ teaspoon Italian Seasoning, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon butter, cut up into 4 pats
• parchment paper

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 400˚F.
2. Lightly grease a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray.
3. Pat dry the chicken breasts with paper towels.
4. Transfer the chicken breasts to the baking dish and rub a bit of minced garlic over each chicken breast. Season chicken on both sides with salt, pepper, garlic powder, oregano, and Italian seasoning. Place a pat of butter over each chicken breast.
5. Place a sheet of parchment paper over the chicken breasts. Tuck the edges so that the parchment paper is snug around the chicken.
6. Bake for 30 to 33 minutes or until the chicken's internal temperature registers at 165˚F.
7. Remove from the oven and transfer the chicken to a serving plate; let rest for 5 minutes before serving and cutting.