This Chicken with garlic cajun sauce recipe is perfect for a midweek dinner with minimal fuss. After a good braise with sweet carrots, bell peppers, and mushrooms, pop the spicy chicken skillet in the oven for 20 minutes. It is low effort, but the flavor level of this melt-in-your-mouth chicken is totally off the charts!
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Ingredients you’ll need
Chicken thighs
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Cajun spice mix, or to taste
Olive oil
Finely chopped
Garlic
Carrots
Red bell pepper
Button mushrooms, sliced
Low-sodium chicken broth
Scallions, sliced for garnish
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How to Cook This Garlic Cajun Chicken
Preheat the oven in grill/broiler mode.
Season the chicken with salt, pepper, and Cajun spices. In a heavy, large frying pan over medium-high heat, warm the oil. Add the chicken and cook until well browned. Transfer the chicken to a plate.
Add the onion with a bit of oil to the frying pan and stir. Add carrots, garlic, red bell pepper, and mushrooms, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and saute until the vegetables are beginning to brown. Gradually mix in the broth. Return the chicken and bring to a boil.
Transfer the skillet to the bottom of the oven and roast for about 20 minutes. Serve chicken and vegetables right away, and sprinkle with chopped scallions.
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Garlic Cajun Chicken Skillet
by eatwell101
Yield:
Prep Time: min
Cook Time: min
This garlic cajun chicken recipe and veggies are packed with flavor. Once you crack the crisp skin, this chicken melts in your mouth.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb. (750g) chicken thighs
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 teaspoons Cajun spice mix, or to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 carrots, sliced
- 1/2 red bell pepper, cut into strips
- 1/4 lb (110g) button mushrooms, sliced
- 1/2 cup (125ml) low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 scallions, sliced for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven in grill/broiler mode. Season the chicken lightly with salt, pepper, and Cajun spices. In a heavy, large frying pan over medium-high heat, warm the oil. Add the chicken skin side down and cook until well browned, about 2 minutes, then flip and cook on the other side. Transfer the chicken to a plate. Drain any residual oil; just keep a little for the onion.
- Add the onion to the frying pan and stir. Add the carrots, garlic, red bell pepper, and mushrooms in the skillet at intervals of one minute, constantly stirring. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and saute until the vegetables are beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Gradually mix in the broth. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Return the chicken to the pan and bring to a boil.
- Transfer the skillet to the bottom of the oven and roast for about 20 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Sprinkle with chopped scallions. Divide the chicken and vegetables among plates and serve right away.
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Justine
2022-02-02 14:36:31
What temp do you roast the chicken and vegetables at?
Lacey
2021-01-26 01:08:10
Made this recipe tonight and even my picky 3 year old loved it! Every part of the dish melts in your mouth! Ssoo good!
