Sweet-Smelling Baked Chicken Breasts

I adapted this recipe from Don Mauer's cookbook Lean and Lovin' It: Exceptionally Delicious Recipes for Low-Fat Living and Permanent Weight Loss. The spices provide a nice compliment to what otherwise can be a boring source of protein (skinless, boneless chicken) and it tastes really good overall in our version of chicken pizza.

Ingredients:

4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, washed and trimmed of fat


Coating:


1 1/4 teaspoons garlic powder

1 t. onion powder

1 t. crumbled dried basil

1 t. sweet paprika

1/2 t. crumbled dried oregano

1/2 t. chili powder

1/2 t. sea salt

1/2 t. black pepper

1/2 c. fresh squeezed lemon juice



Preheat oven to 425 F with rack in upper third of oven.



Mix coating ingredients in a small bowl. Coat chicken breasts with vegetable oil (we use soybean), then brush coating mix on each. Place skin side down on a non-stick baking sheet. Bake for nine minutes, then turn and bake an additional 7 minutes.

Servings: 4 (one breast per person, ideally)