Ww 4 Points Easy Blackened Chicken Recipes

BLACKENED CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a small saucepan on very low heat or in the microwave, at 10 second intervals
• Mix the melted butter with all the spices and salt
• Coat the chicken breasts with the spice & butter mixture
• Let the coated chicken marinate for 20 minutes
• Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in a cast iron skillet on medium-high heat
• Add the chicken and cook for 7-8 minutes on each side until cooked and charred
• Remove from heat and let it rest for 5 minutes
• Slice the chicken and squeeze lime
• Garnish with cilantro and serve with sour cream on the side

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.

WW 4 POINTS - EASY BLACKENED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place Worcestershire sauce and pepper in a large skillet.
• Add chicken breasts and heat over medium high heat until it just comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until done, about 15 or 20 minutes.
• Turn chicken occasionally.
• 4 Points per serving.

BLACKENED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH CAJUN CORN RELISH (WW)

Steps:

• In small nonstick skillet, toast cumin over medium heat, stirring constantly, 2 minutes, until fragrant; transfer to large shallow bowl.
• Add corn, tomatoes, jicama, scallions, juice and salt to toasted cumin; toss to combine. Set aside.
• Sprinkle chicken on all sides with Cajun seasoning. Spray large iron skillet with nonstick cooking spray; heat. Add chicken; cook over medium-high heat, turning once, 8 minutes, until browned on all sides and juices run clear when chicken is pierced with fork.
• Arrange cooked chicken breasts on top of corn mixture.
• SERVING (1 CHICKEN BREAST, 3/4 CUP CORN MIXTURE) PROVIDES: 1 Vegetable, 3 Proteins, 1 Bread.
• PER SERVING: 232 Calories, 4 g Total Fat, 1 g Saturated Fat, 72 mg Cholesterol, 427 mg Sodium, 20 g Total Carbohydrate, 3 g Dietary Fiber, 30 g Protein, 33 mg Calcium; 4 points.

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.