Parmesan Baked Chicken Breast

Published Dec 09, 2019 Updated Oct 01, 2024

Chicken Breast Recipes

Everyone loves chicken breast and I am always developing delicious, easy chicken breast recipes for quick and healthy weeknight dinner. Nothing screams winner winner chicken dinner more than juicy, moist and tender chicken breast recipes. This Parmesan baked chicken needs to be on your dinner rotation.

Baked Chicken Breast

Chicken is one of the most popular chicken recipes, for lunch or dinner. Everyone loves chicken breasts and always have them in the refrigerator. Secondly, baking chicken breast in the oven is so easy and quick, with very short active time. However, not all baked chicken breast recipes turn out the same way. Many people under-season the chicken, and/or baking the breasts for too long, resulting in dry, tough, rubbery and tasteless meat. So how to bake them? Here is one of the best boneless chicken breast recipes that you have to try!

What Temperature For Oven Baked Chicken Breasts

To seal in the juice and ensure moist, juicy and tender chicken breasts, you want to bake the chicken in a pre-heated oven at 400 degrees.

How Long Does It Take To Bake Chicken Breasts

Not all chicken breasts are the same size or thickness. Some are thicker and some are leaner; also bone-in and boneless. As a general rule of thumb, to bake boneless chicken breast, it takes about 20-30 minutes, depending on how big and thick the breasts are. The internal temperature for properly cooked chicken (regardless of the parts of the chicken) is 165° Fahrenheit or 75° Celsius. To test the temperature, use a meat thermometer. Insert it into the thicken part of the chicken breasts. If it reaches 165°F, it’s done.

Secrets For Juicy And Tender Chicken Breast

My Parmesan baked chicken breasts are juicy, with the juice seeping out from the meat. Here are my tips and tricks for juicy baked chicken breasts:

Marinate the chicken with olive oil. Olive oil seals in the juice of the chicken, making the surface moist and the inside extremely juicy. Use lemon juice as part of the marinade. If you marinate the chicken breasts with all dry ingredients, they will turn out dryer. Use lemon juice to marinate and your chicken will be moist and bursting with amazing flavors. Remove the chicken immediately from the oven as soon as they are done. Do not leave them inside as the remaining heat in the oven will continue to cook the chicken. This is the number 1 reason for dry, tough, rubbery and over-cooked oven baked chicken breasts.

What To Serve With Parmesan Baked Chicken Breast

Serve this dish as a main or with side dishes. For a wholesome meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes. I hope you enjoy this post as much as I do. If you try my recipe, please leave a comment and consider giving it a 5-star rating. For more easy and delicious recipes, explore my Recipe Index, and stay updated by subscribing to my newsletter and following me on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram for new updates.