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In the south there are a few foods you can always find without fail: fried chicken, and biscuits. And also banana pudding, but we’ll save that for another day. Today I want to focus on this Crispy Cajun Chicken – inspired by fried chicken, but not quite fried.
Tomorrow we will tackle the big fluffy biscuits.
Crispy Cajun Chicken on a big ‘ol buttery biscuit is one of my other half’s favorite things to eat. And maybe I’m just picky, or I’m a terrible southerner (both?), but I’m hard pressed to find any chicken and biscuits here where I live that are un-greasy enough for me to eat. They taste good, but then after all is said and done I feel like a gross greasebomb. And if we are being real here I’d actually rather save the calories for Sour Cream Fudge Cake.
CRISPY CAJUN CHICKEN
PREP TIME
5 mins
COOK TIME
6 mins
TOTAL TIME
11 mins
INGREDIENTS
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken cutlets (thinly sliced breasts)
- ¼ cup hot sauce of choice (I used Tabasco), plus more for dressing the finished chicken
- 3 tablespoons cajun seasoning (or 1 recipe Homemade Cajun Seasoning, shown below)
- 1½ cups plain Panko bread crumbs
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
Homemade Cajun Seasoning:
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes OR cayenne pepper (see note)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
INSTRUCTIONS
Full Recipes>>Crispy Cajun Chicken