Chicken Breast

Here's a simple and great way to cook chicken breast in the oven. High heat is the trick here to avoiding dry meat. A touch of brown sugar in the seasoning also helps create a sauce! Pounding is a key tip for even cooking as well as tender chicken.

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 220°C (200°C fan-forced).

Step 2

Seasoning - Mix the seasoning ingredients in a small bowl.

Step 3

Prepare chicken - Place the chicken. smooth-side down, on a work surface. Cover with

Step 4

a sheet of baking paper or plastic wrap and, using the flat side of a meat mallet, rolling pin

Step 5

or a small frying pan. flatten until 2 cm thick at the thickest part.

Step 6

Place the chicken on a baking tray. Rub the chicken on both sides with the olive oil, then

Step 7

use your fingers to sprinkle evenly with the seasoning.

Step 8

Cook chicken - Bake the chicken for 15 minutes or until the internal temperature is 67°C

Step 9

(it will rise to 71°C once rested).

Step 10

Serve - Remove the tray from the oven and immediately transfer the chicken to serving

Step 11

plates. Scrape the tray juices over the chicken. Rest for 3 minutes before serving!