JUICY BAKED CHICKEN

I know this is a basic recipe, but after years of eating dry chicken, I have finally figured out how to bake juicy chicken! Love thinly slicing this chicken and storing it in the fridge to add to salads, wraps, power bowls, etc!

INGREDIENTS:

  • Chicken breasts

  • Avocado oil

  • Coarse sea salt and pepper

  • Tool: meat mallet tenderizer

DIRECTIONS:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

  • Spray baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.

  • On a cutting board, pound out chicken with the flat side of the mallet until it is even in thickness.

  • Add chicken to baking dish and drizzle each chicken breast with about a teaspoon of avocado oil, then season well with coarse salt and pepper.

  • Bake chicken for 18-22 minutes until chicken is no longer pink or until it reaches 165 degrees. Key is not to overcook! Chicken will continue cooking as it cools.

  • Let chicken rest on a clean cutting board and then thinly slice.

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