Description
Juicy blackened chicken packed full of flavor. Enjoy alone or serve over pasta and salads.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon black pepper (freshly cracked)
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon salt (thick flakes, if possible)
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat: Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Heat Pan: Heat a skillet over high approximately 5 minutes.
- Combine: Combine spices.
- Season: Brush olive oil onto chicken breasts and generously season with spices, patting them on.
- Blacken: Place chicken breasts in skillet 30 seconds to blacken then flip and blacken the other side 30 seconds.
- Bake: Transfer to the oven 10 minutes + until internal temperature reaches 165°.
- Rest: Transfer to covered serving dish and allow to rest 5 minutes.
- Serve: Slice and serve.
Notes
Use dried herbs instead of fresh as fresh herbs are more likely to burn. A cast iron skillet is recommended to create a beautiful crust. Let the chicken rest, covered in aluminum foil, for five minutes before slicing to seal in the juices.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Searing and Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast
- Calories: 187 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 718 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 72 mg
Keywords: blackened chicken, easy chicken recipe, low carb dinner, American cuisine