Ingredients for - Simple Baked Chicken Breasts

1. Skinless, boneless chicken breast halves 4 (5 ounce)
2. Olive oil 2 tablespoons
3. Coarse sea salt, or to taste ½ teaspoon
4. Creole seasoning (such as Tony Chachere's®), or more to taste 1 pinch
5. Chicken broth, or more to taste 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Simple Baked Chicken Breasts

1 . Stage

Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

2 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

3 . Stage

Rub chicken breasts with olive oil and sprinkle both sides with salt and Creole seasoning. Place chicken in a broiler pan. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

4 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Flip chicken and cook until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 15 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

5 . Stage

Remove chicken to a plate.

6 . Stage

Pour chicken broth into the pan and scrape any browned bits off the bottom with a flat-edged wooden spatula. Add more broth if needed to dislodge the browned bits, but not too much or it will be watery. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

7 . Stage

To serve, drizzle the pan sauce over the chicken. DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS