Blackened Chicken
User Reviews
5
9 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
25 mins
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Servings
4
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
American
Blackened Chicken
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This is a quick dish made with lean chicken breasts generously coated with a cajun style seasoning, and it's pan seared in a hot cast iron pan for a light blackened char. And of course for a hint of richness we finish them with butter!
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Ingredients
- 4 (6 oz each) chicken breast pounded to an even 1/2-inch thickness, boneless, skinless
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 3/4 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper or to taste (this is spicy
- 1/2 tsp oregano dried
- 1/2 tsp thyme dried
- 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
- 1/2 tsp black pepper ground
- 1 Tbsp olive oil or vegetable oil, light
- 2 Tbsp butter melted
- 2 tsp chopped parsley for garnished (optional, fresh
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl whisk together smoked paprika, sweet paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, oregano, thyme, salt and black pepper.
- Sprinkle both sides of each piece of chicken evenly with spice mixture.
- Preheat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil and coat bottom of skillet.
- Place chicken in skillet and cook until slightly blackened on bottom, about 4 minutes. Turn and continue to cook until chicken has cooked through (165 degrees in center), about 4 minutes longer. If needed at any time during cooking you can reduce burner temperature to medium if chicken is becoming too dark before cooking through.
- Plate chicken and drizzle with butter. If desired you can garnish with a little chopped fresh parsley.
Notes
- *Don't use extra virgin olive oil or it will smoke, either light olive oil or vegetable oil.
- This chicken is delicious with coconut rice, corn on the cob, and mango avocado salsa.
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