(NEW Recipe) This chicken is moist, packed with flavor and darn right delicious! The seasonings are perfect, with just a hint of spice. Most blackened recipes are way to spicy for my taste, but not this blend. Each serving has 148 calories, 5 grams of fat and 4 Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS. I served it with my recipe for Simply, Skinny Crunchy Slaw and Skinny Mash Potatoes. Makes for a very yummy dinner!
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Ingredients for Seasoning:
2 tablespoons smoked paprika, see shopping tip
2 teaspoons onion powder
1½ teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne pepper)
Ingredients for Chicken:
4 chicken breasts (4 ounces each), boneless, skinless
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon olive oil
Instructions
1. In a small bowl, mix together all seasoning ingredients. Spread out on a plate.
2. Pat chicken breasts dry. Dip each piece into seasonings and coat on each side. Be sure each breast is coated well.
3. Heat olive oil in a large, nonstick pan. When pan is hot, add chicken, cover and cook over medium heat for 4 minutes. Using a spatula, turn chicken over, cover and continue to cook about 3-4 minutes, until chicken is done.
Makes 4 servings (each serving, 4 ounces)
Food Fact
Blackened means food such as chicken or fish coated with spices and sautéed quickly over high heat so that the outside chars.
Shopping TipI love the flavor of smoked paprika so much more than regular paprika! It smells like BBQ flavors and really enhances the flavor of any recipe that uses paprika. I strongly recommend using it in this recipe. You’ll find it in most supermarkets in the spice aisle. I bought mine at Trader Joe’s.
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