How To Cook Chicken Breast In The Oven
Tip a couple of tbsp olive oil into a small roasting tin.
How to cook chicken breast in the oven. Preheat oven to 220 degrees c. For two chicken breasts an 11 x 7 baking dish is plenty big. In a baking dish drizzle olive oil over chicken then season with salt and pepper.
Roast the chicken for 20 minutes and check the temperature. Sprinkle with garlic powder and bbq rub on both sides then bake in oven for 20 30 minutes until tender and juices run clear turning once. Heat the oven to 200c fan 180c gas 6.
Heat the oven to 400 f with a rack in the middle position. This prevents the chicken from sticking. Next place the chicken breasts into the baking dish and pour any extra marinade a k a flavor over top.
Rub the top of each chicken breast with a little olive oil and then season well. Transfer the cooked chicken breasts to a plate and loosely cover with foil. Place in dish in the oven and bake uncovered for 10 minutes.
Add the lemon slices and then sit the chicken on top. Flip the fillets onto the other side lightly brush again with oil if you wish and bake for a further 8 to 10 minutes or until cooked. Bake until the chicken is no longer pink on the inside or a meat thermometer registers 165 degrees.
Place the chicken breasts in a single layer in a large baking sheet. Put the baking pan in the preheated oven and cook the chicken for 20 minutes. Bake rotating the pan halfway through until the chicken is just cooked through about 25 minutes.