Oven Roasted Pimento Chicken
Oven roasted pimento chicken is packed with flavor, totally easy, and completely foolproof! Never dry, always tender!
Servings: 4
Calories: 780kcal
Equipment
- Ninja BL770 Mega Kitchen System, 1500W, 4 Functions for Smoothies, Processing, Dough, Drinks & More, with 72-oz.* Blender Pitcher, 64-oz. Processor Bowl, (2) 16-oz. To-Go Cups & (2) Lids, Black
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken 4 chicken breasts
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 jar pimento peppers diced
- 2 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp oregano
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- lime juice to garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees,
- Generously salt and pepper chicken breasts.
- Lay chicken on wire rack over a baking sheet.
- In a small blender or food processor, add pimentos (with juice from the jar), garlic, oregano, lemon juice, and olive oil.
- Blend until a paste forms.
- Smother both sides of chicken in pimento paste.
- Bake 25 minutes, until chicken reaches internal temperature of 165 degrees (time might fluctuate depending on your oven and the size of your chicken breasts.)
- Remove from oven and let rest 5 minutes.
- Drizzle with fresh lime juice and serve!
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 780kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 93g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 26g | Cholesterol: 315mg | Sodium: 329mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g