black pepper</li>
<li>Salt, as needed</li>
<li>1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley</li>
<li>1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, optional</li>
</ul>
<h2>Before You Begin</h2>
Chicken breasts cook more evenly when they have a similar thickness. If yours are especially thick, place them between two sheets of parchment paper and gently pound the thicker sections with a meat mallet or rolling pin.
You can also slice