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Created Nov 16, 2011
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You can make restaurant-quality chicken at home with this 30-minute recipe.

Pan-Roasted Chicken

  • Prep Time 10 min
  • Total 30 min
  • Ingredients 5
  • Servings 2
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Ingredients

  • 2 boneless skin-on chicken breasts
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable or canola oil
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 6 fresh thyme sprigs

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 400°F. Heat large heavy-bottomed ovenproof skillet (such as cast iron) over medium heat 2 minutes. Meanwhile, season both sides of the chicken with salt.
  • Step 
    2
    Add oil to heated skillet. Add chicken, skin-side-down; cook 6 to 8 minutes or until skin is golden brown. Turn chicken; add butter and thyme. When butter is melted, spoon over chicken.
  • Step 
    3
    Place skillet in oven; bake 12 to 15 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (165°F).
  • Step 
    4
    Spoon butter over chicken. Remove from skillet to serving platter. Cover chicken with foil; let stand 5 minutes before serving.

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