A tender and juicy marinated garlic chicken breast topped with shredded parmesan cheese and parsley baked to perfection is this baked garlic parmesan chicken recipe. This recipe is addicting and delicious as an easy main dish but even better as a protein to your favorite Cesar salad!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Baked Garlic Parmesan Chicken
Prep Time 10minutes
Cook Time 20minutes
Marinade Time 30minutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
2poundschicken breastthis is about 2 larger breast
2tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2tablespoons garlic powder
3tablespoonslemon juice
3 dashescrushed cayenne pepper
ΒΌteaspoonsalt
black pepperto taste
1cupshredded parmesan cheese
1tablespoondried parsely
Instructions
Prepare the marinade, topping, and chicken. In a medium bowl mix together the extra virgin olive oil, garlic powder, lemon juice, cayenne pepper, and salt and pepper for the marinade. Then, in another medium bowl mix together the shredded parmesan cheese and parsley for the topping. Lastly, butterfly your chicken breast.
Place the butterflied chicken in a baking dish and marinate the chicken by topping it with the lemon and garlic marinade. Let this sit while the oven preheats to 400 degrees Fahrenheit or about 30 minutes.
Once, the oven is preheated evenly sprinkle the marinated chicken with the parmesan cheese topping. Bake the chicken for 20 minutes or until the chicken has an internal temperature of 165 degrees F. Remove from the oven and let it sit for a few minutes. Serve warm and enjoy!