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When you need the winds of change to switch up your chicken, this little helper will be a sight for sore eyes. Easy Lemon Pepper Chicken will ease your worries and put a new hop in your dinner step! And when we say easy, it is just that – so easy! All it takes is a little bit of lemon-infused butter sauce and some tender, juicy chicken, all topped with some fresh, succulent lemon slices. Bake it to release all the lemon love you can imagine. Easy Lemon Pepper Chicken is the new hype "chick" for your next I-need-good-food-fast kind of meal. A change will do you good!
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Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more, to taste, for greasing the baking dish
- 1 tablespoon salt-free lemon pepper seasoning blend
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 4 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless, patted dry
- 1 small lemon, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley leaves, coarsely chopped, for garnish
Directions
Step 1 -Adjust an oven rack to the middle position. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
Step 2 -Use the extra butter to grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
Step 3 -In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt the remaining 3 tablespoons of the butter.
Step 4 -Add the lemon pepper seasoning and the salt to the melted butter and stir until combined.
Step 5 -Place the chicken breasts in the prepared baking dish and use a pastry brush to evenly coat them with the butter mixture.
Step 6 -Evenly scatter the lemon slices over the coated chicken breasts.
Step 7 -Bake the chicken breasts until they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F and the juices run clear, about 25-35 minutes.
Step 8 -Serve the chicken breasts sprinkled with the parsley.
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