“What’s for dinner?” is the most famous question in every house, night after night and week after week, but the answer is here! Because this Garlic Rosemary Chicken is delicious, easy to make, and healthy. Hence, your recipe Rolodex will flourish by adding this quick and tasty meal recipe to it!
This universally perfect recipe proves chicken breast to be tender, juicy, and so flavorful! Boneless and skinless chicken breast, garlic, white wine, rosemary, and chicken broth are combined to create the best dinner for a busy weeknight or Sunday family supper.
The Most Flavorful Garlic Rosemary Chicken
Don’t be afraid to say goodbye to dry and tasteless chicken meals because this easy-baked chicken recipe proves that boneless, skinless chicken breast can truly be the most tender, juicy, and flavorful.
The combination of garlic, rosemary, and protein makes this Garlic Rosemary Chicken a healthy, quick-to-prepare, perfectly balanced, and truly filling meal for your family dinner.
Why You’ll Love This Healthy and Tasty Recipe
In just 45 minutes, you can easily make the perfect meal for your family dinner!
Citrus and herbs are light but savory, delivering a lot of taste without weighing you down.
Extra points for spreading the sauce over side dishes or sprinkling a piece of bread over the plate to soak it all up.
This delicious meal will garnish all kinds of family and friendly gatherings. Surely everyone will just love to try a piece of tender, heavenly chicken breast!
This recipe has a few ingredients. Nobody wants a large shopping list, and I’m sure you already have most of these items in your kitchen.
For this dish, you need three common pantry items: a Ziploc bag, a frying pan, and a baking dish!
If you’re in a hurry, you can skip the browning step and simply place the uncooked chicken in the pan with the sauce.
Top Tips for The Most Delicious Garlic Rosemary Chicken
After you season the chicken breasts with the herb and spice mixture, make sure to place them in a Ziploc bag. Then marinate the bag overnight or for 4-5 hours. Hence, perfectly tender chicken breast meat will be guaranteed!
Baking chicken breasts at a higher temperature for a shorter period of time produces the most tender and juiciest chicken!
Set the oven rack in the middle of the oven and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil for easy clean-up!
Different-sized chicken breasts cook in different amounts of time. So, choose chicken breasts of the same size.
According to the U.S. government’s food safety guidelines, chicken meat should be cooked to an internal temperature of 165 degrees F. Make sure to insert a reliable meat thermometer into the center of the breast to determine the temperature.
Alternatively, you can check to see if your chicken breast is done by making a medium cut into it; there should be no pink inside and the juices should run clear.
What to Serve with Chicken Breast
The options are definitely endless because this dish can be served with boiled rice, mashed potatoes, or baked veggies. Also, you can add some mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, zucchini, asparagus, or even green beans to the baking dish.
It’s perfect to serve garlic rosemary chicken on top of a freshly cut vegetable salad. But make sure you serve this meal with the pan sauce on the side and plenty of crusty French bread for dipping!
If you are a cheese lover, surely top your finished meal with a sprinkling of feta or Parmesan cheese for an amazing taste!
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
Remember that all meat continues to be cooked for a few more minutes after it’s removed from the oven, so take care not to overcook the chicken breast!
Definitely! Substitute alcohol with lemon juice and let kids enjoy the meal too!
Both fresh and dried, rosemary’s woodsy flavor will definitely complement the chicken meat extremely well.
Chicken legs, thighs, and wings perfectly replace chicken breast in this recipe!
It’s preferable to marinate the chicken breast overnight to allow the flavors to meld. Simply brine your chicken breast in salty water before cooking for a faster way to add flavor. This will help tenderize the meat while also adding flavor.
A Hearty and Mouthwatering Meal
Simple and Affordable Ingredients
- Boneless and skinless chicken breast
- Fresh rosemary (minced) or rosemary seasoning
- Butter
- Garlic, freshly minced
- Chicken broth
- Dry white wine
- Cooking Spray
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh lemon slices and rosemary sprigs for beautiful serving (optional)
How to Prepare Garlic Rosemary Chicken
Firstly, rinse the chicken breasts and pat them dry.
Secondly, mix the rosemary, garlic, salt, and pepper together. After you season the chicken breasts with the mixture, place them in a Ziploc bag and marinate the bag overnight, or for 4-5 hours.
Thirdly, spray a large pan over medium-high heat with cooking spray. Cook the chicken breasts for 3-5 minutes on each side, but remove the pan from the heat if a brown color appears on the chicken breast meat. Then transfer the chicken to a baking dish coated with cooking spray.
After that, in a small bowl, mix together melted butter, chicken broth, and wine. Then pour the mixture over the chicken and bake for 25–30 minutes at 350 degrees F. But baking times may vary depending on the thickness of your chicken breasts. Surely it’s time to take the chicken out of the oven if the meat thermometer shows 165 degrees F.
Finally, garnish with lemon slices and rosemary sprigs for a delightful presentation, and enjoy every single bite of your perfect meal!
A Perfectly Balanced Family Meal
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Garlic Rosemary Chicken
Equipment
- 1 Ziploc cooking bag
Ingredients
- 4 pieces of boneless and skinless chicken breast
- 2 teaspoons of fresh rosemary (minced) or rosemary seasoning
- 4 tablespoons of butter
- 2 cloves of garlic, freshly minced
- ¼ cup of chicken broth
- ¼ cup of dry white wine
- cooking Spray
- salt and pepper to taste
- fresh lemon slices and rosemary sprigs for beautiful serving (optional)
Instructions
- Firstly, rinse the chicken breasts and pat them dry.
- Secondly, mix the rosemary, garlic, salt, and pepper together. After you season chicken breasts with the mixture, place them in a Ziploc bag. Marinate the bag overnight, or for 4-5 hours.
- Thirdly, spray a large pan over medium high heat with cooking spray. Cook the chicken breasts for 3-5 minutes on each side; remove the pan from the heat if a brown color appears on chicken breast meat. Transfer the chicken to a baking dish coated with cooking spray.
- After that, in a small bowl, mix together melted butter, chicken broth and wine. Pour the mixture over the chicken. Bake for 25-30 minutes on 350 degrees F. Baking time may vary depending on the thickness of your chicken breasts. Now it's time to take the chicken out of the oven if meat thermometer shows 165 degrees F.
- Finally, garnish with lemon slices and rosemary sprigs for a delightful presentation and enjoy every single bite of your perfect meal!
Notes
TOP TIPS FOR THE BEST GARLIC ROSEMARY CHICKEN:
- After you season chicken breasts with the herbs and spices mixture, place them in a Ziploc bag. Marinate the bag overnight, or for 4-5 hours. The perfectly tender chicken breast meat will be guaranteed!
- Set the oven rack in the middle of the oven and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil for easy clean-up!
- Different sized chicken breasts cook in different amounts of time. Choose chicken breasts of the same size.
- According to the U.S. government food safety guidelines, chicken meat should be cooked to an internal temperature of 165 degrees F. Insert a reliable meat thermometer into the center of the breast to determine the temperature.
- Alternatively, you can check to see if your chicken breast is done by making a medium cut into a breast; there should be no pink inside and the juices should run clear.
Interesting! I like the recipe. I ll give it a try
I hope you enjoy it Jais!!!
This is simple dish packed with so many good flavors. I never cooked white wine but i am sure it took the flavor profile to another level. Thanks for sharinf Kmarie Kitchen😊.
Thank you so much Kevin!!!
100% trying this! This recipe sounds delicious, and like a great way to spice up and create a flavorful chicken dish. Thank you for sharing! Can’t wait to try!
Thank you so much!! I hope you enjoy it!!
Made this garlic rosemary chicken for the family and they loved it. The rosemary, garlic and white wine flavors went so good together. They are already asking me to make it again.
I am so glad you and your family enjoyed this recipe!! Thank you so much!!
this looks so easy and simple
It is so good Jimmy!! Thank you!!
Looks delicious! I can’t wait to try!
Thank you so much!! I hope you try it Lindsay!!!
This looks divine! I need to try this one out, it’s been a minute since I’ve cooked with white wine!
Thank you so much!!!
With the cravings I’m having right now. I don’t care what time look day it is I am about to make this LOL😍😍
I hope you enjoy it Joi!! Thank you so much!!
Love the simplicity of this garlic chicken! This with some steamed rice to soak up the cooking liquid, and a side of sauteed spinach. So good!
Thank you so much Crystal!!
The cooking wine made for such a moist and flavorful chicken, my family has requested the same meal again next Sunday.
Thank you so much Robin!! I am so glad you and your family loved it!!
You can never go wrong with rosemary and garlic for chicken and this was a perfect recipe! I enjoyed each bite!
Thank you so much Kaluhi!!
The flavors were out of this world plus the white wine sauce really paired up well with the chicken!
Thank you so much Kate!! I am so glad you enjoyed it!!
So simple to make and so much flavor. We really enjoyed this chicken and I’ll definitely add it to the regular dinner rotation!
Thank you so much Jessica!! I am so glad you and your family enjoyed this recipe!!
I made this with the thighs I had on hand and the flavor was perfect. Thank you!
Thank you so much Jazz!!
I like the flavor of this chicken and how quickly it came together. I’ll definitely be making it again!
Thank you so much Lilly!! I am so glad you enjoyed it!!
Perfect date night dish! My husband loved the addition of the rosemary and said the chicken was so flavorful and tender.
Awww, thank you so much Stephanie!!
This chicken came out perfectly! It was moist on the inside and full of flavour. I served it with potatoes and veggies for dinner.
That sounds like a delicious dinner!! Thank you so much Jen!!
Thank you for sharing! Looks wonderful.
Thank you so much Ben!!
This looks delicious! I’m going to try it for dinner!
Thank you so much!! I hope you and your family enjoy it!!
ok, this looks like something even I can cook! I’m gonna have to try this.
Thank you so much Alexis!!
That looks absolutely amazing!! I can’t wait to make it!!
Thank you so much!!
this was such a good recipe! I loved how easy it was to make!I’m going to make this a weekday meal that I’ll keep on rotation!
Thank you so much Britney!! I am glad you and your family enjoyed it!!
YUM! I love rosemary! One of my favorites. Great recipe, I can’t wait to try. Thanks!
Thank you so much Katie!!
This sounds like a yummy chicken dish to try!!
Thank you so much Julie!!
I am always looking for chicken recipes! This sounds delicious. This has all of the ingredients we love. I’ll be trying this.
Thank you so much Christine!!
This looks so good
Thank you so much!!
It’s amzing, this looks so easy and simple to prepare. I’ll try to make it this week
Thank you so much!! I hope you try it!!
I love how simple this recipe is. It’s definitely one I’m going to use, as I’ve got fresh rosemary in the garden. Thanks for this.