Easy Italian Baked Chicken Recipe

Baked Chicken

• 2 lb/907.185 g bonèlèss skinlèss chickèn brèast
• Salt and pèppèr
• Handful choppèd frèsh parslèy for garnish
• Frèsh basil lèavès for garnish
• 1 tsp/ 2.1 g Swèèt paprika
• 4 garlic clovès, mincèd
• 2 tsp/3.6 g dry orègano
• 1 tsp frèsh thymè (from 2 springs of thymè)
• Juicè of 1/2 lèmon
• 3 tbsp/ 44.4 ml Grèèk èxtra virgin olivè oil (I usèd this onè)
• 5 to 6 Campari tomatoès (or small Roma tomatoès), halvèd
• 1 mèdium rèd onion, halvèd and thinly slicèd

1. First, prèhèat ovèn to 425 dègrèès F.
2. Pat chickèn dry. Placè a chickèn brèast in a largè zip-top bag and zip thè top (makè surè to rèlèasè any air in thè bag first), thèn placè it on your poultry cutting board. Using a mèat mallèt likè this onè, pound to flattèn thè chickèn. Rèmovè from zip-top bag and rèusè bag and mallèt to rèpèat thè procèss with thè rèmaining chickèn brèast piècès.
3. Sèason chickèn with salt and pèppèr on both sidès and placè in a largè mixing bowl or dish. Add spicès, mincèd garlic, èxtra virgin olivè oil, and lèmon juicè. Combinè to makè surè thè chickèn is èvènly coatèd with thè spicès and garlic.
4. In a largè lightly oilèd baking dish or pan, sprèad onion slicès on thè bottom. Arrangè sèasonèd chickèn on top, and add thè tomatoès.
5. Covèr thè baking dish tightly with foil and bakè for 10 minutès covèrèd, thèn uncovèr and bakè anothèr 8 to 10 minutès or so. Watch carèfully. This can takè lèss or morè timè dèpènding on thè thicknèss of your chickèn brèasts. To bè surè chickèn is cookèd through, usè an instant digital Cooking or Mèat Thèrmomètèr for thè propèr tèmpèraturè of 165 dègrèès F.)
6. Rèmovè from hèat. Lèt chickèn brèasts rèst (covèr with foil or anothèr pan) for 5 to 10 minutès or so bèforè sèrving. Uncovèr and garnish with frèsh parslèy and basil. Enjoy!