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Baked Chicken with Fennel Butter

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  • Prep 15 min
  • Total 1 hr 15 min
  • Servings 6
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Herbs provide an aromatic flavor to this baked chicken made with fennel butter - perfect for a dinner.
Updated Dec 15, 2010
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Ingredients

  • 6 bone-in chicken breasts (about 3 lb)
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 4 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh or 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
  • 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 375°F. Spray rack in shallow roasting pan with cooking spray.
  • 2
    Gently loosen skin from chicken with fingers. In small bowl, mix remaining ingredients. Spread butter mixture between chicken breast meat and skin; cover breast with skin. Place chicken, skin side up, on rack in pan.
  • 3
    Bake uncovered 50 to 60 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (170°F).

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    This herb butter has few ingredients but packs a lot of flavor. To keep fat and calories lower, just use small amounts of high-fat ingredients like butter but be generous with herbs and spices because they add flavor punch without calories.

Nutrition

290 Calories, 17g Total Fat, 34g Protein, 0g Total Carbohydrate, 0g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
290
Calories from Fat
150
Total Fat
17g
26%
Saturated Fat
7g
37%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
115mg
38%
Sodium
130mg
6%
Potassium
230mg
7%
Total Carbohydrate
0g
0%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
0g
Protein
34g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
8%
8%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 5 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
0
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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