Blackened Chicken Breasts

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
• 6 sandwich buns
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• butter or mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves

Recipe

• 1 freeze chicken and sandwich rolls until ready to serve.
• 2 mix spices and store in a covered container; label it "blackened chicken spices".
• 3 to prepare, thaw rolls and chicken.
• 4 coat each piece of chicken with spice mix (adjust to taste of each person, as the mixture is spicy!).
• 5 using a pastry brush, baste each piece of chicken with the melted butter. grill chicken, basting with butter after turning once.
• 6 grill about 10 minutes or until no longer pink in the middle, or cook in a large nonstick skillet in hot oil over medium heat for about 10 minutes.
• 7 serve on sandwich rolls spread with butter or mayonnaise.
• 8 suggested sides: chips, watermelon salad.