Baked Chicken Breast

 
I have this wonderful recipe that I have to share with you!

I have recently discovered for wonderful salads can be (sad that I never realized before, but better late than never). I love to make this recipe and then shred the chicken up for salad (just like in the picture)!

I modified a recipe from this blog so that I didn't need to use any oils for cooking, because at the time I was looking for a good chicken recipe I was not "allowed" to consume oils; I also wanted to add spices! Here it is:

Baked Chicken Breast:

Makes 2-3 Servings

Ingredients:

•  2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 1 tsp sea salt (himilayan)
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp thyme
• 1-2 cups chicken broth

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 450° F
2. Line baking dish with foil and place chicken breasts in side.
3. Mix together all the spices and sprinkle half over chicken breasts. Rub spices in, flip chicken breasts over, and repeat.
4. Pour chicken broth into the baking dish and place in the oven.
5. Bake chicken for 30 minutes removing the chicken from the oven every 10 minutes to flip.
6. After 30 minutes remove chicken from the oven and check internal temperature (chicken needs to be cooked to an internal temperature of 165° F). If below 165° F flip the chicken over and place back in the oven for another 10 minutes (I always need to bake my chicken for 40 minutes to reach the proper temperature).
7. Once the chicken reaches 165° F, serve. 

For Salad:

1. Gather chicken together in the center of the dish. 
2. Take foil from both sides of the baking dish and wrap around the chicken to keep the moisture in.
3. Place in the fridge to cool.
4. Once the chicken has cooled, remove it from the fridge and shred it up into small pieces (leave them in the juices/broth in the bottom of the pan).**
5. Once all the chicken is shredded stir it around in the juice and serve over salad (or separate into portion sizes and store for later use).

*Note: I use all organic spices and the chicken broth is organic, low sodium.*

**Note: I usually make 8 chicken breasts at a time, so when I reach this stage I like to put on a movie or an episode of something and shred the chicken while I watch it.**

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