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Juicy Stove Top Chicken Breasts
Juicy Stove Top Chicken Breasts
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Course: dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Juicy Stove Top Chicken Breasts
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 3 TABLESPOONS VEGETABLE OIL OR CANOLA OIL, DIVIDED
- 4 (1 POUND TOTAL) BONELESS, SKINLESS CHICKEN BREASTS
- COOKING SPRAY
- SALT AND FRESH GROUND PEPPER, TO TASTE
- 1/2 TEASPOON GARLIC POWDER
- 1/2 TEASPOON ONION POWDER
- 1/2 TEASPOON DRIED BASIL
- 1/2 TEASPOON SMOKED OR SWEET PAPRIKA
- 2 TABLESPOONS UNSALTED BUTTER, DIVIDED
Instructions
- HEAT 1-1/2 TABLESPOONS VEGETABLE OIL OVER MEDIUM-HIGH HEAT IN A LARGE SKILLET; USE A 10-INCH OR 12-INCH SKILLET.
- PAT DRY THE CHICKEN BREASTS WITH PAPER TOWELS.
- DRIZZLE JUST A BIT OF OIL OVER EACH CHICKEN BREAST, OR SPRAY WITH COOKING OIL, AND RUB IT ALL OVER.
- IN A SMALL MIXING BOWL COMBINE SALT, PEPPER, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, BASIL, AND PAPRIKA.
- SEASON BOTH SIDES OF EACH CHICKEN BREAST WITH THE PREPARED SEASONING; RUB IT ALL AROUND.
- ADD 2 CHICKEN BREASTS TO THE HOT SKILLET.
- COOK CHICKEN BREASTS FOR 5 TO 7 MINUTES WITHOUT MOVING THEM AROUND.
- FLIP BOTH CHICKEN BREASTS OVER, ADD 1 TABLESPOON OF BUTTER TO THE SKILLET; SWIRL BUTTER AROUND AND CONTINUE TO COOK THE CHICKEN FOR 7 MORE MINUTES, OR UNTIL INTERNAL TEMPERATURE REACHES 165F. COOKING TIME WILL ALWAYS DEPEND ON THE THICKNESS OF THE CHICKEN BREASTS.
- REMOVE CHICKEN BREASTS FROM SKILLET; SET ASIDE AND KEEP COVERED.
- REPEAT THE SAME METHOD WITH THE REMAINING 2 CHICKEN BREASTS.
- WHEN FINISHED, TRANSFER CHICKEN TO A CUTTING BOARD; LET REST FOR 5 MINUTES, THEN SLICE AND SERVE.
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