Baked Herbed Chicken Breasts

I got this recipe from one of my mom's church cookbooks. I always seem to find the best tasting recipe in church cookbooks! This recipe uses boneless chicken with a blend of spices to give it a wonderful taste. I usually make this with potatoes (prepared as fancy or simple as you like) and a vegetable. I also like to combine spices ahead of time. I've tried this by eliminating 1 or 2 spices when I was out and it still turns out wonderful.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 4-8

Ingredients

• 8  boneless chicken breasts
• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 2  tablespoons parmesan cheese
• 1  tablespoon parsley, dried
• 1  teaspoon paprika
• 1  teaspoon onion powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  garlic salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sweet basil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

1. Combine all spices. (all ingredients except first two-chicken and butter.).
2. Arrange chicken in shallow baking dish.
3. Melt butter and pour over chicken.
4. Turn chicken pieces over so both sides are coated with butter. (I use a tongs for this.).
5. Sprinkle chicken with about 1/4 of the spices.
6. Every 10-15 minutes, sprinkle another 1/4 of the spices on the chicken pieces.
7. Bake at 375 for 55 minutes.