Perfect Roasted Chicken
If you want moist, tender chicken every time, the key is to roast.
Equipment
- 2 rimmed baking sheet pans
- 1 chef's knife
- 1 cutting board Meat-safe
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts Boni-in, skin-on
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1 tbsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp black pepper Freshly-ground
Optional Flavors:
- Lemon slices
- *Compound butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.Place the 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts onto 2 rimmed baking sheets. Rub olive oil over the top of each one. Sprinkle kosher salt and fresh-ground black pepper over each chicken breast. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the internal temperature is 165°F.Once the chicken comes out of the oven, cover it with foil and let it rest for 5 minutes. You'll never have dry chicken again. There you have it, my Perfect Roasted Chicken.
Notes
1) *Compound butter is a mixture of butter and supplementary ingredients such as garlic, herbs, and lemon zest.
2) Linda Lou Hamel is not a nutritionist or dietitian, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and nutritional value are important to you, I recommend running the ingredients through a preferred online nutritional calculator of your choice. Calories and values can vary depending on the brands you choose.
2) Linda Lou Hamel is not a nutritionist or dietitian, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and nutritional value are important to you, I recommend running the ingredients through a preferred online nutritional calculator of your choice. Calories and values can vary depending on the brands you choose.
