Blackened Roast Chicken Recipes

BLACKENED CHICKEN

Steps:

• 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.

BLACKENED BAKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Set chicken, Cajun spices, water and corn starch aside.
• Mix all other ingredients together in an 8x8 glass baking dish. Stir well.
• In a small bowl stir together water and corn starch. Add to marinade and mix well.
• Coat chicken with Cajun spices then place in marinade and cover tightly with foil.
• Marinate for 30-60 minutes in the refrigerator.
• Bake, covered, at 350F for 50 minutes or until there is no pink in the center of the chicken breasts.

BLACKENED ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Remove giblets and discard. Pat chicken dry with a paper towel, and place in a small roasting pan.
• Stir together paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, lemon zest and cayenne pepper in a medium bowl. Add lemon halves and thyme, and toss to coat.
• Heat olive oil in a small skillet over medium. Add shallot, and cook, stirring often, until tender, 3-4 minutes. Add shallot and oil to seasoning mixture; stir to combine.
• Remove lemon halves and thyme from seasoning mixture and place in cavity of chicken. Rub remaining mixture over chicken and under skin of breasts.
• Roast chicken in oven until a thermometer inserted in the thickest part of thigh registers 165 degrees, 50-55 minutes.
• Remove chicken from oven. Remove thyme and lemons from cavity. Squeeze lemons over chicken and garnish with the thyme. Let chicken rest 10 minutes before carving. Serve with roasted vegetables.

BLACKENED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Set up a grill for indirect cooking over medium-high (see note below). Clean and lightly oil hot grill. In a bowl, combine paprika, ground pepper, salt, cayenne, oregano, thyme, garlic, and oil; rub on chicken.
• Grill chicken, skin side down, directly over heat source until skin is browned, about 4 minutes. Flip chicken; move to cooler side of grill. Cover grill and cook chicken until cooked through, 35 to 40 minutes. Transfer to a platter and tent with foil. Let chicken rest 10 minutes.

LOUISIANA STYLE BLACKENED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/400 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, mix together all the blackening spices.
• Toss the chicken in the spices, making sure that each fillet is evenly coated.
• Heat a large heavy based frying pan over high heat until very hot.
• Add the oil and fry chicken fillets on each side.
• You want the chicken to fry quite fast so that you sear and roast the spices very well.
• Don't be tempted to add too many pieces to the pan at once or you will not get the desired effect.
• When the fillet is well seared, place on a roasting tray and bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes.
• Serve the chicken on a platter garnished with a few salad leaves.

BLACKENED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the paprika, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, garlic powder, thyme, lemon-pepper, cayenne and 1/2 to 1 teaspoon pepper; sprinkle over both sides of chicken. Set aside. , In another bowl, combine the mayonnaise, water, vinegar and remaining sugar, salt and pepper; cover and refrigerate 1 cup for serving. Save remaining sauce for basting., Grill chicken, covered, over indirect medium heat for 4-6 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 170°, basting frequently with remaining sauce. Serve with reserved sauce.

THE EASIEST BLACKENED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large skillet combine the Worcestershire sauce and ground black pepper. Add the chicken and simmer over medium heat until the sauce begins to boil. Reduce heat to low and let simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Turn chicken occasionally, spooning sauce over it. The sauce will thicken. Let cool and serve.