I’m a huge fan of meal prep. I bake chicken breasts every Sunday to use in meals throughout the week.
Pasta, salads, sandwiches, you name it, having baked chicken ready to go in your fridge is a time saver and sets you up for healthy eating during busy weekdays.
Prepping lean proteins such as chicken breasts ahead of time will make throwing meals together so easy, you’ll wonder why you haven’t been prepping staples on Sunday for longer!
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| Servings |
| 8 |
| Cook Time |
| 35 minutes |
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- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 tsp garlic powder (or 2 garlic cloves, minced)
- 1 tbsp Oregano
- 2 tsp Basil dried
- 2 tsp thyme
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- If you have the time: Put all ingredients in a Ziploc bag and marinate in the fridge for 20 minutes or overnight. No time for that? No worries. Dive right in to step 2.
- Heat the oven to 400°F. Cover a baking pan (or as many as you need) with aluminum foil. Put the chicken breasts in the baking dish(es), spaced slightly apart.
- In a small bowl, mix all of the other ingredients. Pour over the chicken.
- Bake until the chicken is 165°F (use a cooking thermometer) or until the chicken is white all the way through (no pink).
- Start checking after 20 minutes; total cooking time is usually 30 - 40 minutes.
- Let the chicken cool. Slice it and store in containers in the right portions for you and your family for easy meal prep this week 🙂
Feel free to double this recipe based on your meal plan for the week and number of people you're cooking for. Note this recipe says it serves 8. Based on the size of your chicken breasts, a portion size for a woman would be 1/2 a breast (about 4 or 5 ounces). For men, it would be the whole chicken breast, so adjust accordingly.
Note: here's a picture of what not to do... you want your chicken breasts spread out - not touching or overlapping - so they bake evenly. Nobody likes pink chicken (Seriously though... it could make you sick... not funny).
I baked this amount of chicken in 2 baking dishes to give them enough space to cook evenly and taste great!
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