Cajun Butter Chicken Breast

★★★★

Keto Friendly, Main Entree

Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Difficulty: Medium Servings: 4 Source: Cafedelites.com

Ingredients

For Cajun Seasoning:
2 teaspoons brown sugar KETO: use brown sugar substitute
1 1/2 teaspoons mild paprika
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon each garlic powder and onion powder
1/2 teaspoon each chili powder and cayenne pepper, add more if you like heat
1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper to taste

For Chicken:
2 large chicken breasts (8-11oz | 250-300g each), sliced horizontally in half to make 4 steaks
1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil, divided
1/4 cup butter
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/2 cup low sodium chicken stock/broth

Directions

Combine cajun seasoning ingredients and toss chicken in the seasoning. Drizzle with 1/2 tablespoon of oil and rub seasoning all over to evenly coat.
Heat remaining oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet or pan over medium-high heat until combined and hot.
Sear chicken in batches for 5-7 minutes each side until golden or internal temperature is 165°F / 75°C using a meat thermometer. Remove from pan; set aside to rest for 5 minutes.
While chicken is resting, make the sauce.
Reduce heat to medium. Melt remaining butter in the pan. Sauté garlic until fragrant (about 30 seconds), while scraping up any browned bits from the pan. Pour in the broth and let reduce for 2-3 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Take the pan off the heat. Drizzle sauce over the chicken.
Serve warm.

Notes

All 3 of us liked this. It was really good.
Used 1 1/4 lbs of tenders (2 tenders per person for the 3 of us) and it was the right amount.
I did reduce the Cayenne and Chili powder by 1/2 from this recipe. I would like to make it full strength but not sure what Jill would think. It was pretty mild so could probably get closer to the recipe amounts next time.

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