Chicken – the less exciting of all the meats only second to a dry pork chop. But chicken breast don’t have to be flavor less, dry and boring; you just need to know how to cook them correctly.
Follow my fool-proof method and get flavorful, moist chicken breast every, single time!
Perfectly Cooked Chicken Breasts
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breasts
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
Instructions
- Heat pan over medium/high heat for two minutes. Add oil. (If you have time, let your chicken come to room temp, about fifteen minutes on the counter )
- Pat dry chicken. Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder on both sides. Add chicken to pan. Let it cook for 4 minutes – do not flip chicken until it's nice and golden brown. In order to obtain this nice crust you need the heat to be medium/high. After four minutes, flip breast and cook for another 3 minutes, without touching!
- Turn heat down to low, cover pan with lid allowing an inch or so opening for heat to escape. Cook chicken, mostly covered, for 10 – 13 minutes, depending on the thickness of your chicken!
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