Garlic Butter Baked Chicken Breast

Ingredients

• 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 + 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 4 tbsp butter (melted) use Ghee if you’re doing Whole30.
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic minced
• 1 tbsp. olive oil extra virgin

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Season chicken breast with salt, pepper, 1/2 teaspoon of paprika and set aside.
2. In a small bowl mix together 1/4 teaspoon of paprika, butter, Italian seasoning, parsley, and garlic. Set aside.
3. In a cast iron skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. When the skillet is really hot add chicken breast. Sear until golden. It’s about 1-2 minutes each side.
4. Pour garlic butter mixture over the chicken breast. Place skillet in the oven and cook until cooked through. It’s about 20-30 minutes or until chicken breasts gets to an internal temperature of 165F.
5. Remove from the oven. Using a spoon, pour some of the butter sauce left in the skillet onto the chicken breast before serving.