Easy Baked Chicken Breasts with Brown Sugar and Garlic Rub

 

You all know how the nursery rhyme goes:

"Sugar and spice and

everything nice."

That describes this delectable rub when sugar meets garlic...

We’re all aware that chicken is a great source of protein, it’s a smart food choice.  And we all know that eating it often gets old after a while. 

That's when this recipe comes into play ~ here’s the trick ~  provide a dish using spices and other ingredients you have on hand to change-up the chicken.

In this case, it's the subtly sweet molasses flavor of brown sugar that blends perfectly with savory garlic, all that remains to finish the dish is a splash of olive oil, a couple of spoonfuls of paprika, a tad bit of oregano, salt and seasoned pepper.  There you have it...

Voila! 

Dinner is served!

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Easy Baked Chicken Breasts with Brown Sugar and Garlic Rub

Servings: 4 servings

Author: Pam's Midwest Kitchen Korner

Prep time: 10 MCook time: 25 MTotal time: 35 M

We all know that eating chicken often gets old after a while.  That is when this recipe comes into play ~ that’s the trick ~  provide a dish using spices and other ingredients you have on hand to change-up the chicken.

Ingredients:

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• ½ teaspoon each, salt and pepper
• Parsley, chopped for garnish

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 425°.
2. Mix seasoning ingredients - brown sugar through salt and pepper - in a gallon plastic bag.
3. Coat both sides of each chicken breast with about 1/2 teaspoon oil.
4. Add chicken to rub mixture in plastic bag and shake to coat.
5. Spray baking pan with cooking spray, arrange chicken in pan.
6. Bake 20-25 minutes, or until surface is golden or internal temperature is 165° using a meat thermometer.
7. Garnish with chopped parsley if desired.

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Enjoy!