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Baked Chicken Breasts

Name: Baked Chicken Breasts
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts; Kosher salt; Freshly-ground black pepper; Olive oil; Finely-grated lemon zest

This is a really easy chicken recipe for those people that don't have much experience in the kitchen.

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409kcal · 20% of your day

Protein: 77 g · 64% of 120 g
Carbs: 1 g · 0% of 220 g
Fat: 9 g · 14% of 65 g

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Fibre: 0 g
Sugar: 153 mg
Sodium: 345 g
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Serving size estimated by Ma Kitchen. The source gives no serving count, so the recipe is split into 2 servings of about 343 g, the usual size for a main dish. If your portion is bigger or smaller, set how much you eat above and the macros follow.

The cooking fat is not counted. The source gives no amount for the oil or butter this is cooked in. Calories and fat will be higher than shown.

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Ingredients

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4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
Kosher salt
Freshly-ground black pepper
Olive oil
Finely-grated lemon zest

Ingredients for 2 servings (685 g) · the original recipe

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Method

1
Brush both sides of chicken with olive oil. Sprinkle both sides liberally with kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, and finely grated lemon zest.
2
Place chicken on a 13x9-inch baking pan. Insert a probe thermometer into one of the chicken breasts and bake in the center of a 400°F (200°C) oven until internal temperature reaches 165°F (75°C).
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3
Remove to a plate and let rest 5 minutes. Serve warm.

Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.