season one side with kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper. preheat the oven to 425F. put some olive oil in the frying pan (medium-high heat) and put the chicken in it with the seasoned side down (make sure the oil's hot first by flicking a little water from a wet hand into the pan). cut some large baby bella mushrooms and shallots in half and throw them around the chicken breast. put a sprig of rosemary over the chicken breast and squeeze a whole lemon over all of it (chicken, veggies, etc). after the chicken's been in the pan for about 2 minutes, put your head in the oven... jk, move the entire pan into the oven, chicken, shallots, mushrooms, and all. take it out after 20 mins. add a steamed green vegetable for the side, like broccoli or brussel sprouts. goes great with white zinfandel.
oh, make sure that if you use skinned chicken (skinned boneless = the best way to go with this dish), make sure that you scar the skin and the side you season is the skinned side. scarring = making a grid with your knife across the skin.... 4 lines one way, 4 lines 90 degrees from the first lines you made. make sure you have a sharp knife.