Southwest Skillet Blackened Chicken

5 from 40 votes

This chicken makes a quick and easy dinner any night of the week! It's moist and slightly spicy.

Course any meal, dinner, entree, lunch, Main Course

Cuisine American, Tex-Mex

Keyword blackened, chicken, chicken breasts, southwest chicken

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Servings servings

Calories 295kcal

Author Paula

In a zip-top bag or bowl, mix together spices for the chicken seasoning and add 2 tablespoons of oil to make a paste.
Coat the chicken with this paste and store it in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes or up to 8 hours.

Heat 1 Tbsp oil in a skillet over mid-high heat. Add chicken and sear for 3-4 minutes until slightly blackened. Turn chicken over and add a Tbsp of butter to the skillet. Cook for an additional 3-4 minutes while basting the chicken with the melted butter until the chicken is cooked through to 150 degrees in the thickest part.
Remove chicken from the skillet and rest 5 minutes.

●      Serve right out of the skillet with a side dish
●      Serve over pasta with a creamy sauce
●      Slice to top a salad such as Southwest Chicken Salad
●      Blackened chicken is the perfect filling for tacos!
●      This chicken recipe is also great over rice with black beans, corn, and tomatoes
Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for no more than 4 days.