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Recipe Summary Blackened Chicken
Great on a summer's day with fresh corn and mashed potatoes.Ingredients | Healthy Dinners For Weight Loss
½ teaspoon paprika
⅛ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
¼ teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon dried thyme
⅛ teaspoon ground white pepper
⅛ teaspoon onion powder
2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet. Heat a cast iron skillet over high heat for 5 minutes until it is smoking hot.
Mix together the paprika, salt, cayenne, cumin, thyme, white pepper, and onion powder. Oil the chicken breasts with cooking spray on both sides, then coat the chicken breasts evenly with the spice mixture.
Place the chicken in the hot pan, and cook for 1 minute. Turn, and cook 1 minute on other side. Place the breasts on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 5 minutes.
Info | Healthy Dinners For Weight Loss
prep:
10 mins
cook:
10 mins
total:
20 mins
Servings:
2
Yield:
2 servings
TAG : Blackened Chicken
Meat and Poultry Recipes, Chicken, Chicken Breast Recipes,
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