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Garlic-Butter Baked Chicken Breasts with Cheese

Garlic-Butter Baked Chicken Breasts with Cheese

Garlic-butter and cheese are all that's needed for an amazing chicken dinner.

Author: OnlineCook

Meal Type: Eggs Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time:

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Servings: 6 Servings

Calories: 310 kcal per serving

Ingredients

  • nonstick cooking spray
  • 2 pounds - boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 teaspoons - sea salt
  • ¼ tsp - black pepper
  • ⅓ cup - salted butter
  • 6 cloves - garlic
  • 2 teaspoons - Italian seasoning
  • ⅓ cup - shredded cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
  2. Season the chicken breasts on both sides with the salt and black pepper, and arrange them in the prepared baking dish. Drop the softened butter by half-teaspoons over chicken. Sprinkle the minced garlic and Italian seasoning evenly over the chicken.
  3. Bake the chicken breasts on middle rack of oven for 20 minutes.
  4. Open the oven and sprinkle the shredded cheese evenly over chicken. Continue baking until cheese is melted and chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F, 5-10 minutes.
  5. Check to see that chicken is done. Remove from oven or add time as needed.
  6. Spoon any garlic-butter sauce in the pan over the chicken and serve immediately.

Nutrition

Energy: 310 kcal | Total Fat: 17 g | Saturated: 9 g | Trans: 0 g | Unsaturated: 0 g | Cholesterol: 144 mg | Total Carbs: 2 g | Fiber: 0 g | Sugars: 0 g | Proteins: 36 g | Sodium: 987 mg | Polyunsaturated: 1 g | Monounsaturated: 4 g

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