Chicken breasts in foil baked in the oven

Delicious, fragrant and juicy, suitable for holidays! Chicken breasts in foil baked in the oven is one of the best ways to cook poultry. Meat wrapped in foil is cooked in its own juice. This is both a delicious snack and a great hot dish!
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Composition / ingredients

servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 73 % 22 g
Fats 23 % 7 g
Carbohydrates 3 % 1 g
156 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 1 h
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to bake chicken breasts in foil? Prepare the necessary ingredients for this. Rinse the chicken breasts well in running water and dry them with a paper towel to remove excess moisture from them.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Pour a little vegetable oil into a separate bowl. Add salt and spices. As a spice, you can add ground peppers and dried aromatic herbs, such as dill or basil.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Then pour paprika into the bowl.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Peel a few cloves of garlic and chop them by passing through a garlic press or finely slicing with a knife. Mix all the ingredients together.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Thoroughly coat chicken breasts with the resulting marinade. If there is time, you can leave the breasts to marinate a little. And you can immediately start baking.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Place each breast on a separate sheet of foil. Fasten first on top and then on the sides. Pack it so that you can then quickly open the top, but at the same time, so that the juice cannot flow out.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Place the breasts packed in foil in a baking dish. For this purpose, any heat-resistant form is suitable: ceramic, glass or metal. Put the mold in the oven, preheated to 200 degrees for 40-45 minutes. Be guided by your oven. 15 minutes before the end of baking, open the top of the foil and leave the breasts in the oven so that they are slightly browned.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    During this time, the chicken breasts will be baked in their own juice and will be well soaked in the aromas of garlic and spices. Remove the finished juicy breasts from the oven, cool slightly and serve to the table. When cooking chicken breasts in this way, they can be served to the table in a foil boat. It looks very unusual.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9.

    Supplement the serving with fresh vegetables. Bon appetit!

Keep in mind that everyone's ovens are different. The temperature and cooking time may differ from those specified in the recipe. To make any baked dish successful, use useful information about the features of ovens

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Garlic - 143   kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Spices dry - 240   kcal/100g
  • Paprika - 289   kcal/100g
  • Chicken breast - 113   kcal/100g

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