Baked Garlic Butter Chicken
Baked garlic butter chicken turns simple chicken breasts into a tender, savory dinner with rosemary, melted cheese, and a spoonable garlic butter sauce.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- to taste salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 6 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves
- 1/2 cup Italian cheese blend shredded
Instructions
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 375°F and lightly grease a baking dish with butter.
- Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper, arrange them in one layer in the dish, and set aside.
- Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic and cook for about 4 minutes, stirring often, until lightly browned but not burned. Stir in the rosemary and remove from the heat.
- Pour the garlic butter over the chicken.
- Bake for 30 to 32 minutes, until the thickest part reaches 165°F.
- Sprinkle with the cheese and bake for about 3 minutes more, until melted.
- Rest the chicken for 5 minutes, then plate it and spoon the garlic butter sauce over each serving.