The Best Chicken Recipe and Seasoning Mix Ever
One of the most important things you can do in the kitchen if you want great food, is use seasonings. Seasonings are what make or break a delicious meal. If you go to any restaurant and ask the chef what their secret is, I bet they will tell you it’s the seasonings. So it should come as no surprise that the best chicken recipe ever is primarily reliant on the seasoning blend!
In fact, this seasoning blend is so delicious that you can easily add it to just about anything:
- Pork chops
- Steak
- Ground beef
- Eggs
- Tempeh
We love this recipe for the best chicken recipe because it’s not only really simple to make as a small batch, but making a large batch is super easy too. Just remember, equal parts everything, but double the salt! If you are a fan of meal prepping, this seasoning blend works great for large batches of protein to last you through the week. You can check out our meal prepping workshop for more ideas!
The Best Chicken Recipe Seasoning Blend
Let’s get to the recipe! Feel free to set your oven on, trim any access fat away from your meat, and spray your baking dish ahead of time. I always prefer to have that stuff done first so that the oven is prepping for me and once I get the seasoning blend mixed up I’m ready to make the best chicken recipe ever! Now, grab up all your seasonings:
- Himalayan sea salt
- Black Pepper
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
- Dried Oregano
- Smoked Paprika
Once you have them all together, it’s super simple to just grab one 1/4 teaspoon and start dumping. We typically make big batches, so I usually start with a tablespoon. Just remember, whatever measurement you use, you’ll have equal parts of everything, but double the salt! So start dumping!
The Best Chicken Recipe or Whatever Really
Once all of your herbs and spices are mixed together, the messy part begins. Grab that chicken, or if you prefer, pork, beef, tempeh, etc…. and coat everything in the seasoning mix. My favorite method for doing this involves putting the chicken directly into the seasoning bowl and pressing it down. The seasonings then stick to your meat, and coat it completely.
Once all your meat is coated, add it to your baking dish which should already have a light spray of avocado oil. We use avocado oil because it’s chemically stable at high heats. Why is that important? It won’t oxidize. When oils undergo oxidation, they react with oxygen and form free radicals and harmful compounds that you definitely don’t want to consume. Other options that we like are coconut oil or grass-fed butter. Now throw that baking dish in the oven, set your timer, and get ready to savor a delicious meal!
This is a batch of boneless chicken thighs that will survive a week in our house. The hubs will take it for lunch everyday with his giant sexy salads. For this large batch, I used a tablespoon to measure equal parts of everything, but I doubled the salt! Then I made sure each thigh got really well in the seasoning mix. It really is the best chicken recipe!
I’d love to hear about the different ways you used this seasoning mix. Share your favorites in the comments section below!
This seasoning recipe is extremely versatile! you can use it to season anything. We love it on chicken, pork, and beef. It even works well in eggs!
- 4, 6 ounce boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- Avocado oil spray kind works awesome
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Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
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Spray baking dish with avocado oil - set aside
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Combine all dry seasonings and mix well.
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Coat chicken on both sides with seasoning mix
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Bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes
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Remove from oven and check to see that chicken breasts are cooked through.
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Serve with veggies of choice, or on a big sexy salad!
Serving Size = 1 6 oz chicken breast
Portion Fix Container count per serving: 1 Red