An easy Cajun spiced chicken dish that is an efficient way of using chicken breasts, as well as being a tasty meal. It looks good sliced too!
A rolled-out chicken breast could not be simpler and is a dish that makes you think why haven’t I done this before! Whereas some rolled stuffed chicken dishes will have a filling, here Cajun spices are used to flavour the chicken throughout. It also means that there will be no filling oozing out as you bake it but it is still a moist and tender chicken. It is now currently the Chief Taster’s frequent request and I’m making this on a weekly basis now.
What I love about this cajun chicken recipe is that as well as being easy to make there is now tying up the breast with copious amounts of string to keep it in place. It really is as simple as season, roll and bake! I will be trying this method with a few stuffing variations though later. Once the Chief Taster has gotten bored of this one though.
The Cajun spice mix is similar to my blackened spice mix. If you enjoy this, mosey on over to the blackened salmon recipe for that spice recipe. Alternatively, cheat and just purchase a jar of ready mixed Cajun spice from the supermarket. I often make up a batch of both the Cajun spice and blackened spice and store them in my cupboard. It’s great to have on hand and a dash sprinkled on eggs in the morning is lovely too.
This chicken recipe is a great way to stretch out a couple of chicken breasts. I can make this last for a couple of days with the Chief Taster which helps the household budget. He will have one half sliced for dinner, then the next day, the remaining breast is sliced cold and served with a salad or used as a sandwich filling (homemade low carb rolls naturally!). Sometimes in a wrap as that seems to be his favourite. He’s spoilt. I often tease him that his second wife won’t cook as well as I do! Once at a wedding I introduced him as my “first husband” which I thought was funny. He didn’t see the funny side and I won’t be doing that again. Well, perhaps if I am in an extra cheeky mood and there’s a free bar.
How to Make a Chicken Breast Roll
Cutting the chicken breast this way is called butterfly. It’s basically cutting and opening the chicken breast so it looks like a butterfly. Whoever came up with that term should post photos of their butterflies in their garden as no butterfly in my garden looks anything like a cut up chicken breast! If you are unsure of how to slice the chicken this way, there are a lot of videos of how to do this on YouTube. To be honest cutting up meat is not my strength and I quietly curse the meat eating husband at times. My cunning plan to turn him vegetarian doesn’t seem to be quite working.
Sometimes supermarkets sell flattened chicken breasts but personally you will get a larger piece of chicken for your money by purchasing a boneless breast and flattening it yourself. Flattening out the chicken breast with a rolling pin can be very therapeutic and a stress reliever. As you are pounding the chicken, think of all the things that annoy you and work that rolling pin! Said you would wash up? Bang! Still can’t get my name right after 25 years? Bang! Tell me I’ve had enough and you are not serving me? Bang! All issues are slowly worked through. If the chicken becomes paper thin than you might need to see someone in a professional capacity…
OTHER CHICKEN DISHES TO ENJOY:
Cajun spiced stuffed chicken breast
Ingredients
- 2 Chicken breasts boneless
- 2 tablespoons butter unsalted
- 3 tablespoons Cajun Spice Mix
Cajun Spice Mix:
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon oregano dried
- 1 teaspoon thyme dried
- ½ teaspoon basil dried
Instructions
- Mix the spices together in a bowl and store in a jar or air tight container.
- Preheat the oven to 180C/375F degrees
- Place a piece of Clingfilm on a sturdy chopping board.
- Lay a chicken breast on the cutting board with the “top” side down.
- Slice into the folds of the chicken breast to open it out. You are almost cutting it in half.
- Place another piece of Clingfilm over the chicken breast.
- Reach for a rolling pin or mallet and gently pound the chicken until it is about 5cm thick. You could go thinner if you wish.
- Repeat for both chicken breasts.
- Lay one chicken breast on a piece of Clingfilm and dot a third of the butter over it.
- Sprinkle one tablespoon of the Cajun spices over the breast.
- Lay the other chicken breast on top and repeat.
- Using the edge of the Clingfilm alongside the smallest edge of the chicken (what I would call the bottom edge of the flattened chicken), gently, but firmly roll the chicken like a Swiss Roll.
- Smother the remaining butter on the top and sprinkle a tablespoon of Cajun spice over it.
- Bake in the oven for 1 hour, occasionally basting.
- Slice, eat and enjoy!
Notes
Nutritional Info per half total breast – 385 Calories, 15g Fat, 56g Protein, 5g Total Carbs, 2g Fibre, 3g Net Carbs
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