Perfect Baked Chicken

• 4 Chicken Breast, boneless, skinless
• 1/2 tsp Fine ground sea salt, (regular salt would work)
• 1/2 tsp fresh cracked black pepper, (regular ground black pepper would work)
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper (optional, if you don't like heat, leave it out)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp butter

1. Clean chicken by removing any fat, tendons, etc.
2. Set aside.
3. Mix spices in a bowl.
4. Set aside.
5. Preheat iron skillet, or dutch oven on stove top.
6. Preheat oven to 400F.
7. Sprinkle spice mix on chicken, both sides.
8. Put butter and oil in skillet and let get hot.
9. Brown chicken on both sides letting it get a nice brown sear on it.
10. Cover skillet or dutch oven with lid or aluminum foil and place in preheated oven.
11. Let bake for 25 minutes or until juices run clear.
12. This chicken can be eaten as is.
13. Shredded for tacos, cut up and used in casseroles, etc.
14. I got this recipe online a while back and modified it to my family's taste.
15. This recipe calls for 4 boneless skinless breasts, but I used a pack of 3 large ones when I took these pictures.
16. You could always adjust to what you have 2- 4 chicken pieces.
17. Also, could use thighs, drumsticks, bone in, bone out, doesn't matter!!
18. !

chicken, ground sea salt, black pepper, garlic, onion, red pepper, olive oil, butter

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/362175-perfect-baked-chicken (may not work)