Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken Recipe
Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken is an easy recipe with chicken breasts baked in the oven with lemon pepper seasoning until tender and juicy. Your whole family will love this delicious easy dinner, and it's perfect for busy weeknights!
Servings: 4
Cost: $10
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts about 2 pounds
- 1 tbsp lemon pepper seasoning
- 1 tsp garlic powder optional
- 1 small lemon sliced
- 3 tbs butter sliced
- chopped parsley and grated Parmesan cheese optional for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉
- Pour half of the olive oil in a baking pan or casserole dish
- Place chicken in baking dish, and pour remaining olive oil over chicken
- Sprinkle lemon pepper seasoning and garlic powder over chicken
- Place lemon slices on top of chicken and place butter on top of lemon. Squeeze remaining juice from lemon over chicken
- Bake uncovered for 30 minutes or until chicken is 165℉ according to a meat thermometer
- Garnish with chopped fresh parsley and grated Parmesan cheese, if desired. Allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving
Notes
You can use 4-6 small chicken breasts in this recipe.
Garlic is optional and may be added for extra flavor
Total cooking time depends on the size of the chicken and your own oven.
Nutrition
Calories: 280kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 95mg | Sodium: 200mg | Potassium: 487mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 310IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg