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Easy, perfectly spiced Blackened Chicken is the best way to spice up a meal. Turn any boring meal into a tasty upgrade with some pantry staple spices and juicy chicken. Make it as spicy or mild as you’d like.
Why Make Blackened Chicken
Okay, I love a good spiced chicken breast. It elevates a meal to the max. Chicken is so easily flavored with the perfect mix of seasonings.
- Easy. This blackened chicken takes about 20 minutes to make.
- Customizable. You can serve this chicken over rice or with my Blackened Chicken Rice Bowls. You can also add it to my Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad.
- Choose the heat level! You can make it as mild or spicy as you want.
Ingredient Notes
All other ingredients and measurements can be found in the recipe card towards the bottom of this post.
- Chicken. Use breasts or thighs, bone in or bone out. I wrote this recipe with instructions to make this with boneless chicken breasts.
- Oil. I use avocado oil for a neutral flavor.
- Seasonings. This recipe has a homemade blackened seasoning for the chicken. All those are listed below in the recipe card.
Steps To Make Blackened Chicken
Are you ready to cook? Let me walk you through the recipe. For your convenience, there is a full ingredient list and detailed instructions in the printable recipe card below.
- Step One. Prepare the chicken. If they are large breasts, you can cut them in half for a quicker cook.
- Step Two. Mix the seasonings together in a bowl. Rub them on the chicken and cook/bake or grill the chicken to your liking.
- Step Three. Pair the blackened chicken with your favorite sides and enjoy.
What To Serve With Blackened Chicken
There are so many delicious recipes to serve with this chicken. I like to pair it with my Hawaiian Style Macaroni Salad, Dill Pickle Potato Salad, Baked Beans and Asian Crunch Coleslaw or any of these BBQ Chicken Sides.
Recipe Tips
- Don’t overcook the chicken! It’s always best to have a digital meat thermometer. This will help keep the chicken nice and juicy.
- Season to your liking. If you want more heat, add more cayenne pepper. If you don’t like oregano, skip it. This is so customizable.
- Serve with anything you like. Feel free to serve it with anything you prefer. You can also use chicken thighs/ bone in chicken if needed.
Other Chicken Recipes TO Try
Blackened Chicken
Equipment
- Cast Iron Skillet
Ingredients
- 1½ lbs chicken breast , boneless & skinless. Thighs will also work
- 2 tsp avocado oil
Blackened Seasoning
- ¾ tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper, more or less as needed
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp fresh cracked pepper
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp kosher salt
Instructions
- Set Oven to 375º. In a small bowl, whisk all of your seasoning together. Start with preparing your chicken breast. Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel. If the breasts are really large, I like to cut them in half to keep an even cook.
- Mix the spices together. Rub the chicken with 1 tsp oil.
- Rub the spice mix all over both sides of the chicken. Make sure every bit of the breasts are covered. Add the chicken breasts to the hot oiled skillet (use the other tsp of oil).
- Cook each side for about 4 minutes. Once both sides are seared put into preheated oven in the oven safe skillet. Cook for about 16-18 minutes or until the chicken is 165º internal temp.
- Once the chicken is cooked through, let it rest for a few minutes, slice it up and enjoy with your meal.
Notes
- Don’t overcook the chicken! It’s always best to have a digital meat thermometer. This will help keep the chicken nice and juicy.
- Season to your liking. If you want more heat, add more cayenne pepper. If you don’t like oregano, skip it. This is so customizable.
- Serve with anything you like. Feel free to serve it with anything you prefer. You can also use chicken thighs/ bone in chicken if needed.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. You can freeze these for up to 2 months.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I hope you love this one!