Cajun Chicken -- going sounthen

Was a bit out of ideas of what to cook on a Saturday Lunch for the family.. So I thought.. Hey bought some cajun seasoning from Phoon Huat.. Let's make some Cajun Chicken.. Went to market, bought the chicken breast only to find out that I did not buy Cajun Seasoning.. I only bought red chili flakes and ground cayenne pepper ... I know..

OMG!!! I know  (*pic from The Guardian)

Anyway, i decided to make do with what I have.. And thanks to Jason I had some dried herbs at hand to make a Cajun seasoning. It was quite easy to make actually. And it turned out to be quite yummy.. woohoo.. hahha.. maybe 10min of prep time + 30min or more of marinating time + 10 min of cooking.. It is very easy to do.. Can also marinate in the morning (even better, all the goodness is being soaked into the chicken) and have it cooked when you are back from work.. yea!

Here how I made it:

Ingredients (Make 4)

• 4 chicken breast
• 2 Tbs Olive Oil
• 3 Tbs Ground Cayenne Pepper
• 3 tsp Dried Oregano
• 3 tsp Dried Thyme
• 3 tsp ground black pepper
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 clove garlic (finely minced or grated)
• 1 shallot (finely minced or grated)

*Note: Usually the cajun seasoning calls for dried onion and garlic powder but since I do not have them in hand.. no choice, I went to minced them but I lower my portion cos minced onion and garlic are more overpowering than the powdered form..

Directions:

1. Using a rolling pin, pound the chicken breast till it is even in height of about 1.5cm. Ensure that the chicken is dried using kitchen towel.
2. Mix all the spices/herbs/salt/garlic/onion into a small bowl. Set aside
3. Rub about 1-2 teaspoon of oil onto the chicken breast and coat the chicken with the dry mixture evenly. Set aside in the refrigerator for at least 30min.
4. Heat up a non-stick pan with half of the remaining olive oil, place 2 chicken breast at one time. Cook the chicken 4-5min each side. And you are done. 

Chomp Chomp.. Meat Galore.. 

Note: This is good to serve with Mash Potato and some mixed vegetables.. You are all set to go.. :)