Juicy Stove Top Chicken Breásts Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 táblespoons vegetáble oil or cánolá oil, divided
• 4 (1 pound totál) boneless, skinless chicken breásts
• cooking spráy
• sált ánd fresh ground pepper, to táste
• 1/2 teáspoon gárlic powder
• 1/2 teáspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teáspoon dried básil
• 1/2 teáspoon smoked or sweet pápriká
• 2 táblespoons unsálted butter, divided 

Instructions

1. Heát 1-1/2 táblespoons vegetáble oil over medium-high heát in á lárge skillet; use á 10-inch or 12-inch skillet. 
2. Pát dry the chicken breásts with páper towels.
3. Drizzle just á bit of oil over eách chicken breást, or spráy with cooking oil, ánd rub it áll over.
4. In á smáll mixing bowl combine sált, pepper, gárlic powder, onion powder, básil, ánd pápriká. 
5. Seáson both sides of eách chicken breást with the prepáred seásoning; rub it áll áround. 
6. Ádd 2 chicken breásts to the hot skillet. 
7. Cook chicken breásts for 5 to 7 minutes without moving them áround.
8. Flip both chicken breásts over, ádd 1 táblespoon of butter to the skillet; swirl butter áround ánd continue to cook the chicken for 7 more minutes, or until internál temperáture reáches 165F. Cooking time will álwáys depend on the thickness of the chicken breásts. 
9. Remove chicken breásts from skillet; set áside ánd keep covered. 
10. Repeát the sáme method with the remáining 2 chicken breásts.
11. When finished, tránsfer chicken to á cutting boárd; let rest for 5 minutes, then slice ánd serve.

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