I've found the key to baking and broiling chicken and not having it dry out is to create a "roof" for the chicken by adding your herbs and garlic and then laying another vegetable over top; I always use onions. If you top the whole thing with a tad of olive oil and a couple drops of worchestershire, the onions will caramelize and will also let their juices soak into the chicken. Comes out awesome!

Even with the butter the way the chicken is cooked it is too dry

Pretty good, Super easy. Did half butter half olive oil as others suggested and cut slits and let flavors soak in a few minutes first.

This was ok. I used frymama's suggestions regarding the olive oil, and broiled it (tastes great that way). It tastes similar to another recipe I use for garlic chicken, and that one is tastier. I think I may just combine the spices of this one with the original recipe of the garlic chicken and call it a night. :)

I want to say this dish is excellent. I added a little parsley, thyme, and rosemary. And I added some paprika. Keep turning the chicken so it doesn't dry out.

This was good. I used olive oil instead of butter to save on calories. I bet it would be good with butter too!

This chicken was nice and juicy and had good mild flavour. However, it took 35 minutes on broil to cook. Even though i cooked it without foil it barely browned on top.

This was absolutely delicious...the only reason it isn't five stars is because I followed frymama's version of the recipe and not the actual recipe...it turned out great!!!

This recipe was delicious. I melted the butter and used about 1/3 cup butter and then used canola oil to get to one cup. The recipe only gets 4 stars instead of 5 due to the smoke that was created, but I found that there is less smoke if you broil on low and turn/baste the chicken every 4-5 minutes.

This was a good recipe, but I would follow other posts by cutting down on butter (I used Smart Balance and it tasted fine) and the suggestion of baking first, then broiling - covering up at first with tin foil - is a smart choice. Chicken was tasty but a little dry. Next time I will do suggestion of wrapping chicken entirely in tin foil with slices of lemon. Should come out a little juicier.

Good recipe. I used frymama's recomendation and wrapped in foil and cooked at 350 for about 30 minutes and than opened the foil and cooked under the broiler on high until it was a deep brown. I also used a mixture of butter and olive oil for the recipe. Was very, very moist and flavorful. Will be making agian soon.

We had this and thought it was really good, my daughter and I are both fussy eaters but we thoroughly enjoyed this chicken. When she says we should make it again then it has to be good. It was so juicy and flavourful. It did make the smoke detector go off a few times but nothing a tea towel couldn't take care of.

I've been making this recipe for years with a few differences - I use chicken breasts with skins and bones, dried spices from my spice rack and I skip the butter (decreasing the fat content of the dish) - Just sprinkle the spices - garlic, sage, rosemary, thyme and parsley (salt and pepper too if you like) over the top of each breast (adjust the spices to your family's taste - this may take a few times to get it to your liking), then pop in the oven on a broiler pan sprayed with non-stick cooking spray with about 1 inch of water in the bottom, bake at 350 for about 1 1/2 hours (adjust cooking time for the size of the chicken breasts- tops should be deeply browned and crispy). Remove from the oven and cover chicken, still on broiler pan, with aluminum foil for about 10 minutes and serve - you should have one of the most moist and delicious chicken dishes you've ever tasted. The water in the bottom of the pan serves two purposes - one: it will decrease the chances of a grease fire in your oven and two: it evaporates ensuring an extremely moist piece of chicken. The skin gets nice and crispy - I don't eat it but my kids can't wait to get their "crispy" - I have also made this with boneless breasts - but my kids prefer the ones with skin. This is an excellent way to cook chicken and the left overs make a delicious chicken salad. The house smells so good when you bake this chicken!!

I followed the recipe as written, but it didn't turn out as well as I'd hoped. The chicken was bland and a bit dry on the edges. I also didn't care for the butter flavor, but I usually use olive oil. Broiling caused a lot of smoke, and the end result wasn't worth the trouble. This is a good recipe to tweak, though, so the next time I made it, I replace the butter with olive oil and mixed it with double the amount of garlic cloves (crushed). I then pounded the breasts to a uniform thickness and marinated them in the oil and garlic mixture for 30 minutes at room temp. I then used fresh herbs but doubled the amount except for the rosemary (used recipes's original amount as I'm not a big fan of rosemary) and added that to the chicken marinade and mixed well. I wrapped the chicken in aluminum foil and baked at 350 for 20 minutes, then opened the foil and broiled on high (my oven doesn't have broil temps, just high or low) with chicken on top rack to add some color. I then squeezed fresh lemon juice over the chicken just before serving. With my changes, I would give this five stars. The chicken was VERY juicy, and almost fall-apart tender. The lemon juice "brightens" the flavor. Garlic is a great tenderizer, and the marinating really gives it time to work, resulting in juicier, more tender chicken.

This was really wonderful! I used it on a whole chicken that I roasted. I placed some of the butter under the skin of the chicken breasts and spread the rest on the exterior of the chicken. It turned out very flavorful and juicy, and the garlic flavor was delicious, mellow and sweet. Thank you for the recipe, Heather!

Very delicious! Although I found it called for more butter then necessary resulting in a grease fire in the pan. This added a nice flavour and the peices that had the fire close turned out the best!

I've made this chicken a few times for my family and friends. It is wonderful. I tend to make it over a bed of steamed jasmine rice with french cut green beans. I'm asked to make this dish for dinner constantly and is a favorite in my household.

This didn't come out quite as juicy as expected. Maybe my oven broiler is off and I can blame that. It seemed kind of bland too. I might try it with more herbs and baked instead.

I read the other reviews and altered the recipe which seemed to work well. To lower calories but save flavor I mixed 1/2 olive oil and 1/2 melted butter instead of all butter. I also warmed the garlic in the mixture so it infused it. I baked wrapped in foil for 30 min. at 350 and then broiled for 7 minutes for color. It turned out quite well!

I really enjoyed this chicken. However, I did make a few adjustments. First of all I didn't use any butter to make it healthier. I used 1/2 cup of e-virgin olive oil instead. I added about 1/8 cup of balsamic to the oil mixture along with 1 tsp of onion powder. I George Forman'd the chicken for about 5 minutes turning once. It was excellent. My boyfriend ate 2 big peices of this chicken. I served alongside freshly steamed green beans. Will definitely make this one again!!!! Oh and next time I will let it marinate for about 24 hours.