The Nifty Foodie

Since my husband and I are trying to eat healthier, I thought a simple roasted chicken would work well for dinner. I didn’t really follow a recipe at all this time, so I guess you could say this is an original. It does involve butter, but hey, it’s not that much really. The skin does come out super crispy, but I opted not to eat mine. This is for two people, but this can easily be doubled, tripled, whatever. It’s a really flexible recipe and easy to do!

Herb Roasted Chicken Breast

Ingredients:

• 2 bone-in chicken breasts
• 2 tbsp. butter (Edit: The second time, I used canola oil instead since butter seemed to smoke up the house. It worked MUCH better.)
• 3 tbsp. freshly chopped basil
• 3 tbsp. freshly chopped parsley
• 2 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tsp. onion powder
• 1 tsp. garlic powder

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
2. Wash and dry chicken in the sink. Add salt/pepper under and over the skin of the chicken.
3. Knead the butter in your hands until it is fairly soft. Add in the basil, parsley, onion powder and garlic powder. Mix until thoroughly combined.
4. Add herbed butter to the chicken under and over the skin of the chicken
5. Bake for 1 hr or until juices run clear on the chicken.

The Skinny (with skin/no skin) – per serving, serves 2:
Calories: 262.9/191.3
Fat: 19.7 g/12.5 g
Fiber 0.5 g/ 0.5 g