Garlic Baked Chicken

With a light breading and plenty of butter this Garlic Baked Chicken is super tender and the best-baked chicken we’ve eaten.

The easy breading can be left out to create a low-carb or keto baked chicken baked in a garlic butter sauce that is wonderful!

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword Garlic Baked Chicken

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Total Time 50

Servings people

Calories 528kcal

Author Jennifer Osterholt

Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare a 9x13 inch baking pan.
Measure bread crumbs into a shallow baking dish or mixing bowl.
In a second shallow dish or bowl melt butter and stir in garlic, Dijon mustard and Worcestershire sauce.
Pat chicken dry with a paper towel. Dip the chicken into the butter mixture then dip into the bread crumbs.
Arrange chicken in a baking dish and pour any remaining butter over the pieces. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes until the internal temperature reaches 165°F. Use digital meat thermometer to check the temperature of the chicken at 30 minutes to help avoid overcooking.

Recipe can easily be made with OR without bread crumb breading
Italian breadcrumbs can be substituted with plain breadcrumbs with parsley added
A large 5-pound package of chicken breasts usually has 6 breasts and will fill up both a 9x13 and 9x9 baking dish with chicken. About 50% more butter mixture and bread crumbs will be needed to make 6 chicken breasts.
Chicken tenders can be used, but the cooking time will need to be decreased
A digital meat thermometer is critical to check the internal temperature of chicken - which should be cooked to 165°F before consuming
Check internal temp around 30 minutes to gauge how quickly it is cooking - this can help prevent over cooking the chicken
Bake uncovered to allow the chicken to lightly brown