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Garlic-Roasted Chicken Breasts

By Ian Knauer

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Thick chicken breasts can be hard to get just right; often you're left with a too-dry, too-bland dinner. But this high-heat roasting method results in crisp, crackly skin that gives way to moist flesh, perfumed throughout by a pocket filled with herbed garlic paste.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    40 min

  • Yield

    Makes 4 (main course) servings

Ingredients

3 large garlic cloves
1 teaspoon dried oregano
Scant 1/2 teaspoon dried hot red-pepper flakes
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 chicken breast halves with skin and bone (2 to 2 1/4 lb total)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 500°F with rack in upper third.

    Step 2

    Mince and mash garlic to a paste with 1/2 teaspoon salt, then transfer to a bowl. Stir in oregano, red-pepper flakes, oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.

    Step 3

    Cut a 2-inch-long pocket (about 1 1/2 inches deep) horizontally in side of each breast half and spread 1/2 teaspoon garlic mixture into each pocket. Coat chicken with remaining garlic mixture.

    Step 4

    Roast chicken, skin sides up, in a foil-lined large shallow baking pan until just cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes.

TagsGarlicRoot VegetableVegetableChicken BreastChickenPoultryMainDinnerDairy FreeNut FreeGluten FreeKeto5 Ingredients or FewerEasyRoastGourmet

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