Skinless boneless chicken breast well trimmed

By ngaldi

Ingredients

• 2 Skinless boneless chicken breast well trimmed
• 1 T olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• salt
• pepper

Details

Servings 2
Preparation time 5mins
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from 101cookingfortwo.com

Preparation

Step 1

1) Preheat oven to 350 convection.

2) Trim chicken breasts

3) Add olive oil to pan and heat over medium heat until shimmering.

4) Add garlic and "bloom" for 1 minute.

5) Remove from heat, tilt pan and remove as much of the garlic as possible to a small cup, leaving the oil and place back over the medium heat.

6) Salt and pepper to taste then place in pan smooth side down and sear for 5-6 minutes until browning.

7) Remove from heat, flip chicken and spread bloomed garlic over the breasts evenly.

8) Transfer pan to oven and roast until internal temp of 165. This will be about 20-25 minutes depending on the size of the breast.

9) Remove from oven and pan. Let rest for 5-10 minutes prior to serving.