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Pepper-Crusted Chicken

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Difficulty: medium

Categories: Dinner, Baked

Tags: baked, easy, main course, recipes using chicken breast, recipes using lemon juice, recipes using pepper, recipes without cooking time, recipes without servings

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3APepper-Crusted_Chicken)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3APepper-Crusted%20Chicken&oldid=4510209

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • Olive oil
  • Salt
  • ½ cup cracked black peppercorns
  • ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

Directions

  1. Brush chicken with olive oil. Sprinkle both sides liberally with salt.
  2. Place pepper in a pie pan. Dredge chicken in black pepper. Let rest for 2–3 minutes.
  3. Heat a large cast iron skillet over high heat. Pour in about 2 tbsp olive oil.
  4. Add chicken and cook 2 minutes per side, or until browned on both sides.
  5. Insert an oven-safe probe thermometer into one of the chicken breasts. Bake, pan and all, at 375°F until internal temperature reaches 165°F.
  6. Remove chicken from pan and keep warm. Deglaze pan with lemon juice and drizzle over chicken. Serve warm.