Blackened Chicken

Ingredients:
1/2 tsp paprika
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 tsp Cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp dried thyme
1/8 tsp ground white pepper
1/8 tsp onion powder (or substitute garlic powder)
2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves.

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Mix spices.
3. Oil chicken breasts.
4. Coat breasts with spice mixture.
5. Add some olive oil to a cast iron pan. Heat until just smoking.
6. Place chicken in pan. Cook for 1 minute. Turn. Cook for 1 more minute.
7. Move cast iron pan to oven. Bake until chicken reaches 165F internal temp.

We did “shake and bake” to coat the chicken. It required a LOT more spice mix. It was also VERY spicy. If doing it that way again, cut the cayenne in half.

Served with Basil Fettuccine and alfredo sauce.