Lemon and Basil Baked Chicken

This tastes delicious and is very easy.
- Ready In:
- 50mins
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ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1⁄2 cup dry breadcrumbs
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons grated lemons, zest of
- 3⁄4 teaspoon dried basil or 3/4 teaspoon oregano, crumbled
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 large chicken breast halves
directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Line baking pan with foil.
- Melt butter over low heat and add garlic; saute 1 minute.
- Remove from heat and stir in mustard.
- Mix breadcrumbs, lemon peel, basil (or oregano), salt and pepper on a plate.
- Turn chicken in butter mixture to coat, then turn in crumbs, coating completely.
- Arrange skin side up in prepared pan.
- Bake until chicken is cooked through, basting occasionally with leftover butter mixture, about 45 minutes.
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Lovely tasting chicken, the taste and ease of preparation makes it a 5 star. Lemon and basil is a lovely combination. When I was putting it together I thought that 1 hour cook time seemed long, so I put the timer on for 40 minutes to check it and sure enough it was done to a turn. Maybe it's my oven but I don't think so, the chicken was lovely and moist, delicious, I'm sure had I cooked it longer, for the whole hour, it woud have been dried out. I too used boneless, skinless breasts and had no juice left to baste with, perhaps with boneless/skinless it absorbs more when being coated. DH loved it and wants it on a regular basis, so we will be making it again, thanks for sharing a good one!!
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