The Best Blackened Chicken Recipe
Blackened chicken is so easy to make and has simple ingredients, including the blackened seasoning. It makes a great weeknight dinner.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 large boneless chicken breasts butterflied and each breast cut into two.
- 3 tablespoon Olive oil
Blackened Seasoning
- ¼ cup Sweet paprika
- 3 tablespoon Chili powder
- 1 ½ tablespoon kosher salt
- pinch of cayenne pepper for spicier blackened chicken add ¼ teaspoon of cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Add all of your spices on to a plate and mix well.¼ cup Sweet paprika, 3 tablespoon Chili powder, 1 ½ tablespoon kosher salt, pinch of cayenne pepper
- Butterfly your chicken by cutting the chicken breast in half lengthwise with a sharp knife, and cutting the two sides apart (making 2 pieces of chicken from one breast.)2 large boneless chicken breasts
- Press your chicken into your dry rub making sure to coat both sides.
- Add the olive oil to a medium sauté pan over medium heat.3 tablespoon Olive oil
- When heated, add your meat to the pan and cook until meat is nice and browned, about 4-5 minutes.
- Now flip the chicken over to cook the other side for 4-5 minutes until it is browned and cooked all the way through (no pink juices are visible when cut).
- Serve immediately and spoon some of the flavored olive oil from the pan over the meat.
Nutrition
Calories: 258kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 2850mg | Potassium: 690mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 5138IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 3mg
Nutrition Values are estimates only.
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