Herb Roasted Chicken Breast

10m
Prep Time
60-90m
Cook Time
1h 10m
Ready In


"This makes the juiciest, most flavorful chicken breast, because it's made with an herb butter and bone-in skin-on chicken breast."

Original is 4 servings

Nutritional

  • Serving Size: 1 (148.6 g)
  • Calories 284.9
  • Total Fat - 10.9 g
  • Saturated Fat - 5.2 g
  • Cholesterol - 134.7 mg
  • Sodium - 307.7 mg
  • Total Carbohydrate - 0.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber - 0.1 g
  • Sugars - 0 g
  • Protein - 43.7 g
  • Calcium - 30.6 mg
  • Iron - 1.5 mg
  • Vitamin C - 0.4 mg
  • Thiamin - 0.1 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Use an oven thermometer to make sure its accurate. In a small bowl, mix the butter with the herbs, lemon zest, salt and pepper till blended well.

Step 2

Rinse and pat dry the chicken breasts. From the top part of the breast, not the pointy end, gently place your finger under the skin and loosen the membrane between the skin and the flesh. DON'T go all the way to the bottom, so it forms like a sealed pocket. Divide the herb butter into 5 parts. With a small spoon, put a portion of it in the pocket of each breast and "moosh" it down from the top with your fingers so it spreads out under the skin. Use the fifth portion to rub on the outside of the skin.

Step 3

Place breasts in a baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Place in preheated oven and bake for 1 to 1 1/2 hours uncovered. If skin is not crispy and browned at the end of roasting time, put under broiler for a couple minutes to crisp it up.

Tips


No special items needed.

2 Reviews

QueenBea

I halved this recipe using dried herbs for this because I had no fresh herbs. I placed the chicken on top of baby potatoes to soak up the juices as it cooked and WOW, this was divine. Thx for sharing this great recipe!

5.0

review by:
(11 Dec 2024)

Jaquie55

I love using herbs for cooking so I was thrilled to find this wonderful chicken recipe here, I doubled the butter and herb mixture and added in a crushed garlic clove, we cooked this on our outdoor BBQ grill, so very very delicious, thanks for your recipe

5.0

review by:
(25 May 2012)

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