Fiesta Chicken Breast

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File this one under quick and easy. With everyone at home, there’s plenty of time to cook and learn new recipes. Here is one of our “go-to” week-night entrees. Instead of searing the chicken breast on the stove top, follow the simple process described in the instructions below for perfect, moist chicken breast.

Ingredients:

4 chicken breasts, about 1.5 pounds;

1 tablespoon cooking oil (we use avocado oil);

2 tablespoons Little Bottles Spice blend (your choice);

Salt to taste.

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. As the oven heats, place a cast iron or other oven safe frying pan in the oven. While the oven and pan are heating, coat the chicken breasts with one tablespoon of avocado oil, then rub 2 tablespoons of any of our spice blends on chicken. Add salt to taste as our blends are salt-light or salt-free. Using an oven-safe mitt, remove the pan from the oven, place the chicken breasts in the pan and return to the oven. After 10 minutes, using an oven-safe mitt, remove the pan and flip the breasts over and return to the oven for approximately 20 more minutes, cooking until the internal temperature is 165 degrees. Remove the pan from the oven, again using an oven-safe mitt and transfer chicken to a cutting board. Tent foil over the top of the chicken breasts and let it rest for roughly 10 minutes. Serve whole or sliced.

Serve with your favorite sides. Enjoy!

Sauteed Chicken Breast

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Pan sautéed or oven roasted skinless chicken breast is one of our favorite meals, but can be very challenging to cook. We recently found this wonderful recipe at the café sucre farine food blog.

Instead of the mild paprika and ground coriander used in the recipe, we substituted 1 to 2 tablespoons of The Original spice blend, and otherwise followed the recipe as described. The complexity of The Original spice blend worked well with the Italian dry seasoning and dark brown sugar to create a distinctive, moist and tender chicken breast. For our dinner, we added oven roasted potatoes with garlic, lemon, and oregano and steamed broccoli. Healthy, delicious, and sure to be a big hit with your family. Enjoy!