Blackened Chicken can be served over linguini or over a bed of romaine lettuce for a Blackened Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- 1. boneless skinless chicken breasts- 2 lbs
- 2. linguini pasta- 1 lb
- 3. romaine lettuce- 1 pre-cut ready-to-eat bag
- 4. red, orange and yellow bell peppers- 1 each
- 5. avocado-1 peeled and sliced
- 6. Caesar dressing- 1 small bottle
- 7. shredded parmesan cheese- 8 oz.
- olive oil- ½ cup
- chili powder- 1 tbspn
- dried thyme- 1 tbspn
- dried oregano- 1 tbspn
- paprika- 1 tbspn
- minced garlic- 1 tbspn
- salt & pepper- 1 tspn each
- butter- 3 tbspns
- minced garlic- 1 tbspn
Instructions
- Place chicken breasts in shallow baking dish or large zip-top baggie for marinating. (If too thick, chicken breasts can be pounded thinner with a meat tenderizer between two sheets of plastic wrap.).
- Mix together marinade ingredients and pour over chicken, spreading evenly to coat chicken entirely.
- Marinate in the refrigerator 2-3 hours to overnight
- Chicken can be cooked on indoor grill or in skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken until both sides are brown and chicken is cooked thoroughly, approximately 7 minutes each side.
- Cook pasta in salted water until tender.
- While pasta is cooking, heat butter and garlic in a sauté pan over medium-high heat.
- Drain pasta and transfer to a serving bowl.
- Pour butter over the linguini, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese then toss.
- Garnish with dried parsley.
- Slice bell peppers into thin strips.
- Top lettuce with bell peppers and avocado slices.
- Drizzle with dressing then toss.
- Serve Blackened Chicken over Linguini or Salad.
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