Roasted Chicken Breasts Base Recipe

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Ingredients
5
Count
Nutrition
1652
Calories
Total time
45
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Adjust oven rack to middle position; heat oven to 450 degrees.
  2. Line bottom of broiler pan with foil, place broiler pan rack on top; set aside.
  3. PREPARING THE CHICKEN:.
  4. In a small bowl, mix 1/2 teaspoon salt and butter until combined. Sprinkle underside of chicken breasts liberally with salt and pepper.
  5. Gently lift skin at bottom of breast to create small pocket for butter.
  6. Using teaspoon, place butter in center of meat. Pressing on skin, spread butter evenly over meat (and under the skin ).
  7. Rub skin of each whole breast with 11/2 teaspoons oil and sprinkle leberally with pepper.
  8. COOKING THE CHICKEN:.
  9. Set chicken breasts on broiler pan rack, and gently pull out rib cage from each side of breast to create a stable base i.e. propping up breasts on rib bones.
  10. Roast until thickest part of breast registers 160 degrees on instant-read thermometer, 35 to 40 minutes. Transfer chicken to cutting board and let rest 5 minutes. To carve, follow illustrations 1 through 3 below.
  11. CARVING THE CHICKEN:.
  12. To remove meat, cut straight down along one side of breastbone.
  13. Run knife down along rib cage to remove entire breast half.
  14. Slice each breast half crosswise on bias, making thin slices.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1651.59 Kcal (6915 kJ)
Calories from fat 924.17 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 102.69g 158%
Cholesterol 564mg 188%
Sodium 3436.61mg 143%
Potassium 1704.03mg 36%
Total Carbs 49.89g 17%
Dietary Fiber 6.24g 25%
Protein 137.25g 275%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 6.2mg 35%
Calcium 170.1mg 17%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 260.48 Kcal (1091 kJ)
Calories from fat 145.75 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.19g 158%
Cholesterol 88.95mg 188%
Sodium 542mg 143%
Potassium 268.75mg 36%
Total Carbs 7.87g 17%
Dietary Fiber 0.98g 25%
Protein 21.65g 275%
Iron 1mg 35%
Calcium 26.8mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 40.8
    Points
  • 44
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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