Name: Blackened Cajun Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Cajun
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons smoked paprika; 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper; 1 tablespoon onion granules; 1 tablespoon dried thyme; 1 tablespoon oregano; ½ teaspoon cumin; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon black pepper; 1 teaspoon white pepper; 1 teaspoon smoked sea salt; 2 teaspoons soft brown sugar; Vegetable oil; 2 x skinless chicken fillets

Made using my blackening seasoning recipe that also works with fish such as salmon.

Blackened chicken is really easy to make and although it goes well with pasta, who doesn't like nice fat chips?

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Quick, easy, and totally delicious and can be on the table in 15 minutes, now that can't be bad, can it?

Homemade Blackened Seasoning

The best thing about this Homemade Blackened Seasoning Recipe is you can make it more, or less spicy to suit your taste.

In any case, it was a good excuse to use my Ninja Foodi Health Grill and Air Fryer 😍 I love mine so much, everyone should have one!

Of course, you don't have to have one because Blackened Chicken can also be made in a cast-iron skillet or any good heavy-based pan.

Spice Ingredients

2 tablespoons sweet smoked paprika

1 tablespoon cayenne pepper

1 tablespoon onion granules

1 tablespoon dried thyme

1 tablespoon oregano

1 teaspoon garlic powder

½ teaspoon cumin

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon white pepper

1 teaspoon smoked sea salt don't buy it from Amazon, it's only £1.95 in Sainsbury's

2 teaspoons soft brown sugar

Okay, it may sound like a lot but it takes less than 2 minutes to put them all in a jar and mix them together.

Once you've made it, you'll have it already made for next time. Stored in a jar, it will last as long as the other dried herbs and spices you already have.

I love these small Kilner jars with an adjustable shaker lid, they make it easy to shake your spice mix when coating chicken or whatever you want to use it on; blackened salmon works well.

I love making homemade seasoning and knowing exactly what I've put in them without any unknown ingredients added. But if you prefer, you can buy blackened seasoning ready-made.

Blackened Chicken

Start by flattening chicken fillets between cling film with something bashable!

It's important to brush each fillet all over with vegetable oil, otherwise your spice seasoning won't stick.

Shake the seasoning on both sides of the fillets. The more you add the spicier your chicken will be and the more blackened it will be too - which really is the idea.

To cook in a cast-iron skillet, heat the pan so it's nice and hot. Brush a tiny amount of oil all over the bottom of the pan.

Timing depends on the thickness of your chicken but they will usually take just 5 minutes on each side.

Don't move them about while cooking and aim to only turn them once.

Using a digital food thermometer, aim for an internal temperature of 72C and then remove and REST the chicken. It will continue to get hotter and resting will ensure your chicken isn't dry.

It really is simple to create a restaurant-quality meal in next to no time!

Cooking in the Ninja Grill and Air Fryer

If you happen to have the Ninja Grill be sure to have the Grill Plate in place and set to Grill High and preheat (it will take 8 minutes) then it will tell you to Add Food.

Add the chicken, best side down and turn after 5 minutes. Continue to cook for a further 4 minutes and then check the internal temperature.

Using a digital food thermometer, aim for 72C and then remove and REST the chicken. It will continue to get hotter, and resting will ensure your chicken isn't dry.

You might also like this Recipe for Chicken Santa Fe.

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Yield: 2

Author: Jan Bennett