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Easy Baked Chicken

Looking for an easy, frugal weeknight meal that everyone will love? Try this baked chicken — so tender and juicy, and perfect for any time of the year!

Recipe by Olivia on our team.

You Will Love this Baked Chicken!

This is one of my go-to chicken recipes for busy weeknights, potlucks, parties, church banquets, and more. EVERYONE loves this chicken!

It’s so tender and moist that you can cut into it with a fork — perfect for little ones who can’t manage a knife yet.

And it’s naturally gluten, dairy, egg, and soy-free — making it a great meal for someone with allergies!

Baked Chicken Ingredients

2 lbs. Chicken Breasts
2-3 Tbsps. Olive Oil
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. paprika
salt & pepper to taste

How to Make Baked Chicken

1. Cut chicken breasts into uniform pieces (I usually cut some of my pieces in half lengthwise) and pound with a meat tenderizer until similar thickness.

2. Place on a foil-lined cookie sheet.

3. Drizzle the chicken with half of the olive oil and sprinkle with half of the seasonings.

4. Flip the chicken over and repeat with remaining oil and seasonings.

5. Rub seasonings in with your fingers, making sure the seasonings and olive oil are evenly distributed.

5. Let chicken rest for 15 minutes while the oven preheats to 450 degrees.

6. Bake, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees.

7. For optimal tenderness, cover chicken with foil and let rest for 5-10 minutes before slicing.

Note: If you’re making this ahead of time, you can put it in a covered oven-safe dish, pour juices over, and keep in the oven on warm until you’re ready to eat.

How to Serve This Baked Chicken

We love baked chicken with rice or mashed potatoes and a vegetable, but it would also be great with a salad and fruit for a lighter meal. I also think it’s super yummy in a quinoa bowl!

For a beautiful presentation, try putting rice in a pretty casserole dish, top it with chicken, and sprinkle with green onions (it looks especially fancy if you slice the green onions diagonally, or on the bias).

You can also use this for chicken salad, casseroles, or any recipes needing chopped, cooked chicken breast.

How to Use Baked Chicken Leftovers

The leftovers are fantastic warmed up for lunches throughout the week!

If you’re not a reheated leftover type of person, then try chopping up the chicken and reworking it as chicken salad, chicken soup, a yummy chicken casserole, or chicken tacos!

Leftover chicken will last for 3-5 days in your refrigerator.

FAQs About Recipe

Can you make this chicken ahead of time?

Yes! If you make it ahead of time, simply put it in a covered oven-safe dish, pour juices over it, and keep in the oven on warm until you’re ready to eat.

Why is my chicken dry?

One reason for dry chicken is over-cooking. Make sure your oven is hot enough and that you keep the cooking time as low as possible (until the chicken reaches 165ºF). Also, make sure to let the chicken rest for 10-15 minutes after it comes out of the oven so all the juices can redistribute.

Can you freeze this?

Yes, you can freeze the cooked chicken, so feel free to make a double or triple batch and portion some out for easy meals in the future.

Easy Baked Chicken

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword chicken, easy dinner, family favorite, weeknight dinner

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 20

Servings

Calories 288kcal

Author Olivia

Ingredients

2 lbs. Chicken Breasts
3 Tbsps. Olive Oil
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. paprika
salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

Cut chicken breasts into uniform pieces (I usually cut some of my pieces in half lengthwise) and pound with a meat tenderizer until similar thickness.
Place on a foil-lined cookie sheet.
Drizzle the chicken with half of the olive oil and sprinkle with half of the seasonings.
Flip the chicken over and repeat with remaining oil and seasonings.
Rub seasonings in with your fingers, making sure the seasonings and olive oil are evenly distributed.
Let chicken rest around 15 minutes while the oven preheats to 450 degrees.
Bake, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees.
For optimal tenderness, let the chicken rest for 5-10 minutes before slicing.

Nutrition

More Chicken Recipes You’ll Love:

Crispy Oven-Fried Chicken
Pesto Chicken (in the slow cooker)
Chicken Tortellini Soup
Mexican Shredded Chicken (in the slow cooker)
Hawaiian BBQ Chicken Sandwiches
Classic Grilled Chicken
White Chicken Chili

See more Easy Dinner Ideas here!

What I Got Wednesday: Rebecca’s $9.25 Grocery Haul ($48.78 Worth!), plus more!

We’re excited to roll out a brand new feature called What I Got Wednesday — where we share some of the best savings submitted to us by readers!

This Week’s Savings Spotlight: Rebecca’s Grocery Trip!

Check out what Rebecca scored on groceries! Wow!

I spent $9.25 and saved $48.78 on groceries with the Flashfood app. I got four chicken enchilada meals, four lemon cranberry muffins, four cinnamon muffins, a box of mini croissants, and six lime Chobani yogurts. And it was perfect timing because I didn’t have time to make dinner that night.

More Reader Savings From This Week!

We had several other great submissions from readers who scored great deals on Under Armour backpacks, flooring, ground beef, and a FREE photo print. Check them out below!

Kristi took advantage of the HOT Under Armour Backpack deal:

I scored the Under Armor backpack for $19!!! I work at Big 5 sports store and know those brand of backpacks are pretty expensive!! My discount could not have saved me as much as I got from your information about the product!! Thank you!

Kimberly got an amazing deal on flooring:

My husband and I are remodeling our laundry room. We decided to go to our local Habitat for Humanity Restore to check out what they might have for our project. Upon arriving, we saw a sign on the door that I dicated flooring was an additional 50% off. We found three boxes of brand new Mowhawk RevWood flooring – enough to cover over 78 square feet – for $45 each (before the 50% off), which was a great deal based upon flooring prices I had already looked at. We ended up paying $67.50. Later, I decided to see how much the flooring would be elsewhere – approximately $267 for a savings of 75%!

Anna scored a great deal on ground beef:

Through the Flashfoods app at a Meijer store I scored five pounds of 80/20 ground beef for $12!! Super excited!

Debra grabbed a FREE 8×10 Walgreens photo this week:

I love Money Saving Mom and have been a follower for years. I especially love the free 8×10 photo prints from Walgreens! I have gotten so many that I have been able to share with some of my family. I am including a photo that I had made of my sweet mom and I at Christmas. Thanks again for sharing these deals!

Thank you so much to these readers for sharing your savings with our community! How inspiring!!

Want To Be Featured?

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(And we might even throw in a fun little surprise for you if you’re picked! Free coffee, anyone?!)