Our easy pan-seared Cajun chicken recipe is so easy to prepare and cook, it is so juicy and full of flavour that you will turn to this recipe again and again.
Pan-Seared Cajun Chicken
Course: Keto, Main Course, SW Recipes, ChickenServings
4
servingsPrep time
10
minutesCooking time
20
minutesSyns
Zero
Per ServingEast to make Cajun chicken breast and ready in just 40 minutes. Serves 4
Ingredients
4 Chicken Breasts
1 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. cayenne
1 tsp. onion Powder
1/4 tsp. black pepper (Ground)
1/2 tsp. fine salt
1tsp mixed herbs
One-Cal spray olive oil
Directions
- Mix all of the spice ingredients together to make your spice rub.
- Place the chicken breasts in a bowl, spray with One-Cal olive oil and massage the spice rub into the chicken breasts until coated all over.
- Cover with cling film/plastic wrap and set aside to marinate for a minimum of 10 minutes to infuse with all the flavours of the spice rub.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celcius/ 400 Fahrenheit / Gas mark 6 and heat a skillet or if you have one, a griddle pan on the top of the cooker.
When the pan is hot, lay the chicken breasts onto the skillet/griddle pan to seal for 3 minutes before turning over to sear the other side for another 3 minutes.
Place the skillet into the oven to finish cooking for 10 minutes basting in the cooking juices regularly which gives time to set up your plates and a simple salad or vegetable medley to serve with your Cajun chicken. - To make a simple salad to serve with your chicken, toss some rocket leaves (Arugula), finely sliced red onions, a few quartered salad tomatoes with some olive oil and a squeeze of lemon.
- When the chicken has reached an internal temperature of 76 degrees Celcius, remove it from the oven and let rest for a couple of minutes, slice your chicken and serve with your choice of salad or vegetables.
Notes
- We have removed the skin from the chicken prior to cooking but you can also do this after cooking if you prefer.