Baked Garlic Butter Chicken with Mozzarella
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Tender baked chicken breasts coated in garlicky butter and melted mozzarella cheese with a savory pan sauce. Simple enough for weeknight dinner, flavorful enough to pair with rice, pasta, or vegetables.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 4- 1½ pounds chicken breasts (4 breasts)
- 4 cups water
- 2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce (low sodium)
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 cup chicken broth (low sodium )
- 4 tablespoons cold butter (cut into small cubes)
- 10 cloves garlic (4 minced, 6 whole)
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon chopped thyme (or ¼ dried)
- ¼ - ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 - 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 tablespoons parsley (chopped, for topping)
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 35M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
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- Prep
- 10m
- Cook
- 25m
- Sodium
- 3416mg
- Total sugar
- 14g
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Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 663mg
- Calcium
- 278mg
- Iron
- 1mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 10M
- SODIUM
- 3416MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.