Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken Strips
These baked lemon pepper chicken strips are an easy chicken breast recipe made with a delicious buttery lemon pepper seasoning. The perfect, easy weeknight dinner for busy weeknights.
Servings: 4 Servings
Ingredients
- 3-4 chicken breasts, sliced into 1 ½ inch strips
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- ½ cup butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons lemon pepper seasoning
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Zest from 1 lemon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- Pat dry chicken strips with paper towels and place in a large mixing bowl.
- Add oil, garlic salt and pepper to strips and toss to coat.
- Place chicken on prepared baking sheet and bake for 20-25 mins or until internal temperature has reached 165 degrees. Turn over halfway through.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine melted butter, lemon pepper seasoning, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Stir well.
- Once strips are done cooking, remove from oven and brush both sides of strips with the lemon butter mixture.
- Turn on broil and place chicken back in oven. Broil for a few minutes until browned, but not burned. Carefully remove from oven and enjoy.