This straightforward main meal gains flavor quickly and easily by brushing a lemony seasoned butter mixture on both sides of grilled chicken breasts.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 25 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 chicken breasts |
Ingredients
- nonstick cooking spray
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
Instructions
- Set an oven rack 4 to 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven’s broiler. Spray a broiler pan with cooking spray.
- Combine butter, lemon juice, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper in a small bowl; mix until well blended.
- Place chicken on the prepared pan and brush with 1/2 of the butter mixture.
- Broil in the preheated oven for 6 minutes. Turn chicken, brush with remaining butter mixture, and broil until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 6 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 153 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 1 g |
| Cholesterol | 72 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 24 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 77 mg |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 6 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
A simple and quick way to prepare chicken breasts. I think it’s important to always pound out the chicken to an even thickness to prevent over-cooking the thinner end and/or under-cooking the thick end. I pounded mine down to about a 1 1/4″ thickness. I suggest you double the butter mixture as there was barely enough to coat 2 breasts, nevermind 4. My chicken was done after 10 minutes, so start checking earlier than 12 minutes.