Easy Week-Night Chicken
A quick and easy method for cooking chicken on busy weeknights that is guaranteed to come out juicy and delicious every time.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Cuisine: New American
Ingredients
Scale
- Zest from 1 lemon
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- Kosher salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh or dried herbs and chopped garlic (optional)
- 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, about 3.5 pounds
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees. Put the lemon zest and lemon juice in a small bowl. whisk in olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Add herbs and garlic if you want.
- Place chicken in a small glass container or a plastic bag and add marinade, thoroughly coating all the chicken pieces. Marinate for 2 hours or more.
- Heat a cast iron or oven-proof nonstick skillet over a medium high heat. Remove chicken from marinade and transfer to hot skillet. Sear on each side and transfer to the oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes. Slice and serve.