Oven Baked Chicken

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a 9×13 baking sheet with foil and set aside.
2. 2
   Place 4 chicken breasts on a cutting board and cover with a piece of parchment paper. Use a meat mallet and pound down the thick parts of the chicken breasts so they cook more evenly while in the oven.
3. 3
   In a large bowl add chicken and olive oil. Flip chicken over, making sure to coat all sides of chicken breasts.
4. 4
   In a small bowl combine garlic powder, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper.
5. 5
   Place chicken breasts bottom side up on the foil lined baking sheet. Season using half of the seasoning. Flip chicken breasts over and season using the remaining seasoning
6. 6
   Place in the oven and cook for 18-20 minutes. (Internal temperature should be close to 165 degrees at this point)
7. 7
   Turn the oven to broil and let cook for 4 minutes, or until the chicken has a nice browned color on top.
8. 8
   Chicken is done when it reaches 165 degrees internally at the thickest part.