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Herbed Sweet 'n' Sour Baked Chicken

Juicy baked chicken breasts smothered in a flavorful herb-infused sweet and sour sauce, served over steamed rice.

Recipe Info

Prep time
Prep Time
45 min
Difficulty
Difficulty
Easy
Servings
Servings
2

Nutrition

calories537kcal
carbohydrates54g
fat22g
protein31g

Ingredients

1 cup uncooked long-grain white rice
1.5 cups water
6 tbsp olive oil
6 tbsp soy sauce
6 tbsp honey
3 tbsp distilled white vinegar
1.5 tsp dried thyme
1.5 tsp ground paprika
0.5 tsp ground cayenne pepper
0.5 tsp ground allspice
1 tsp ground black pepper
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 190°C (375°F).

2

In a medium saucepan, combine rice and water. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat. Simmer for 20 minutes until tender.

3

In a bowl, mix olive oil, soy sauce, honey, and vinegar. Add in thyme, paprika, cayenne pepper, allspice, black pepper. Stir well.

4

Place chicken breasts in a medium baking dish. Coat them with the olive oil mixture.

5

Bake the chicken for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, basting occasionally with the olive oil mixture until fully cooked.

6

Serve the chicken over steamed rice, accompanied by the remaining olive oil mixture.