Herbs provide an aromatic flavor to this baked chicken made with fennel butter - perfect for a dinner.
Baked Chicken with Fennel Butter
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 1 hr 15 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 6
Ingredients
- 6 bone-in chicken breasts (about 3 lb)
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 4 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh or 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Spray rack in shallow roasting pan with cooking spray.
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Step2Gently loosen skin from chicken with fingers. In small bowl, mix remaining ingredients. Spread butter mixture between chicken breast meat and skin; cover breast with skin. Place chicken, skin side up, on rack in pan.
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Step3Bake uncovered 50 to 60 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (170°F).
Nutrition
290
Calories
17g
Total Fat
34g
Protein
0g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 290
- Calories from Fat
- 150
- Total Fat
- 17g
- 26%
- Saturated Fat
- 7g
- 37%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 115mg
- 38%
- Sodium
- 130mg
- 6%
- Potassium
- 230mg
- 7%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 0g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 34g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 5 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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