Bake and baste chicken

4 servings

Quantity Ingredient
¼ cup Canola oil
1 tablespoon Honey
1 tablespoon Lime juice
¼ teaspoon Paprika
4 Chicken breast halves. washed and patted dry

In a small bowl, combine oil, honey, lime juice and paprika. Place chicken, skin side up, in a single layer in 7-inch by 11 inch baking dish. Spread with some of oil mixture.

Bake in a preheated 400 F oven 35 to 40 minutes, basting every 8 to 10 minutes with remaining oil mixture, or until well browned and juices run clear when thickest part of chicken is cut. Remove from oven.

Cover with foil and let stand 15 minutes. This softens chicken and keeps it hot until served. Makes 4 servings.

Gloria Pitzer As published in Glendale Daily News From the collection of Jim Vorheis

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