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Pan Roasted Chicken Breast

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COOK TIME : 30 minutes

SERVINGS : 2 servings

Recipe credit - Inspired Taste
www.inspiredtaste.net/8297/pan-roasted-chicken-with-thyme-

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 boneless skin-on chicken breasts (6 to 8 ounces each)

  • Salt and fresh ground black pepper

  • 1 tablespoon neutral oil, like grape seed or canola

  • 2 tablespoons butter

  • Handful fresh thyme sprigs

  • Half of a lemon, for serving

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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2. Pat the chicken breasts dry and season generously with salt and pepper. Heat oil in an oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat.

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3. Carefully place chicken breasts into hot skillet skin side down. Cook without moving until skin is deep golden brown and crisp, about 6 minutes. Carefully flip the chicken then add the butter and thyme. When the butter has melted, spoon it over the chicken several times.

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4. Transfer skillet to the oven. Cook chicken until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the chicken breasts registers 165 degrees F, 10 to 15 minutes. Spoon the thyme butter over the chicken a couple times while it bakes. (If you are cooking bone-in chicken breasts, expect that they will take a bit longer, I’d expect somewhere between 25 and 35 minutes.)

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5. Remove skillet from oven and transfer chicken to a cutting board. Let it rest about 5 minutes before serving. Serve with butter from the pan spooned on top as well as a squeeze of lemon.

Calories 397 / Protein 43 g / Carbohydrate 0 g / Dietary Fiber 0 g / Total Sugars 0 g / Total Fat 24 g / Saturated Fat 8 g / Cholesterol 137 mg

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