Spiced Chicken Breasts Recipes

EASY CAJUN-SPICED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Serve with your favorite sides and enjoy! *A serving of chicken is about the size of a deck of playing cards or about 3 to 4 ounces. Unless chicken breasts are sliced to "portion size," they might weigh as much as 10 to 12 ounces.

SPICY CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Sprinkle over both sides of chicken. In a large nonstick skillet, cook chicken in oil over medium-high heat for 5-7 minutes on each side or until juices run clear.

BERBERE SPICED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Season both sides of chicken breast with salt. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon berbere spice mix to coat both sides of chicken breast (see Cook's Note for recipe link).
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat until it just starts to turn brown. Immediately transfer chicken breast to skillet; cook 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a warm dish.
• Stir in lime juice, tomato paste, chicken broth, and coconut milk; stir to deglaze pan. Bring to a simmer while stirring. Add 1/2 teaspoon berbere spice and a pinch of salt. Transfer chicken breast back to skillet; reduce heat to medium-low. Cook until chicken is cooked through and sauce starts to reduce, basting chicken with pan juices as it cooks, 4 or 5 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Sprinkle with chopped cilantro. Serve with a drizzle of the pan sauce.

SPICY BAKED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Sauce:
• Heat oil in a medium pan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and chili flakes. Cook, stirring until the onion begins to soften.
• Add the remaining sauce ingredients and bring to the boil.
• Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally for 8 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 220c.
• Line a baking tray with foil and spray it with cooking spray.
• Place the chicken on prepared baking tray, skin side down. Brush with half the sauce.
• Bake for 8 minutes, turn over, brush with remaining sauce and bake a further 7 minutes or until cooked through.
• Serve at once.

SPICED ROAST CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Pat chicken dry. Stir together spices, salt, and 1 1/2 teaspoons oil and rub evenly all over chicken. Heat remaining tablespoon oil in an ovenproof heavy skillet (preferably cast iron) over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown chicken on both sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer skillet to middle of oven and roast chicken, skin side up, until just cooked through, 16 to 18 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate. Add water to pan and deglaze over high heat, scraping up brown bits. Pour pan juices over chicken.