These flavorful Blackened Chicken Bites are one of my family's favorite quick and easy dinners!
Yield: 6(3 ounce) servings
Ingredients
1tablespoonall purpose flour
1 ½teaspoonspaprika
1teaspoongarlic powder
1teaspoonchili powder
¾teaspoondried oregano
½teaspoonground thyme
½teaspoononion powder
½teaspoonsalt
½teaspoonblack pepper
¼teaspoonground cayenne pepper
1 ½lbsraw boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into small bite-sized pieces
1 ½tablespoonsolive oil
Instructions
Combine the flour, paprika, garlic powder, chili powder, oregano, thyme, onion powder, salt, black pepper and cayenne in a small dish and stir to combine into a Cajun spice mix. Place the cut up chicken in a zip-seal plastic bag and add the spice mix. Seal the bag and shake/massage the contents until the chicken pieces are coated with the spices.
Add the oil to a large saute pan/walled skillet and bring over med-high heat. Once the oil is hot, add the chicken pieces (you don’t want to overcrowd the pan, so depending on the size of your skillet you may want to work in two batches instead of one) and stir to break them up and coat them in the oil. Cook the chicken for 8-10 minutes, stirring every couple minutes (you don’t want to stir super frequently because the chicken needs time to brown and get a “crust” on each side). Once the chicken is cooked through and browned on the outside, remove from heat and serve.
Notes
To view your current WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!WW Points per (3 ounce) serving: 1 (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Nutrition Information per (3 ounce) serving: 176 calories, 2 g carbs, 0 g sugars, 7 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 26 g protein, 1 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)MYWW SMARTPOINTS PER (3 ounce) SERVING: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Green: 3 SmartPoints/ Blue: 1 SmartPoints/ Purple: 1 SmartPointsWeight Watchers Points Plus: 4 per (3 ounce) serving (PP calculated using a Weight Watchers PointsPlus calculator and the nutrition info below)