Cajun Chicken With Vegetable
Adding spicy Cajun seasoning instantly elevates chicken and when you add vegetables, this makes for an easy wholesome dinner on weeknights. The moment you realize you can make a delicious meal using just one skillet, you’ll be cooking this Cajun Chicken on rotation.
Juicy Cajun chicken, tender crispy vegetables tossed in butter, and spicy Cajun Seasoning. One of the simplest chicken dinners you can make which is loaded with protein and fibre. For me, this is a perfect refrigerator-cleaning meal. End of the week I usually pick up all the bits and bobs of veggies, and put together a dinner in just 15-20 minutes. This qualifies for quick stir fry.
Just a bottle of good Cajun Seasoning will do all the wonder. I love Cajun seasoning because it is smokey, rustic, and spicy. It works great as a marinade and to lift up a boring dish specifically when there is chicken breast and vegetables involved.
Ingredients for Cajun Chicken
- Chicken breast– Boneless chicken breast cut into 1- 1.5 inch pieces.
- Cajun seasoning– While it always is convenient to buy a bottle of this seasoning, I love to make my own. Bottled ones are really high on salt. When I make my own I have control over the amount of salt and also other ingredients. Here is my homemade Cajun seasoning recipe.
- Veggies– Use veggies for some crunch and texture. I have used zucchini and peppers.
- Butter– It adds a richness to the dish
15 minutes to make
Keep the veggies ready and everything measured before you begin. It is as quick as making any Asian stirfry like this Ginger Chicken or Shrimp Stir Fry. Chicken breast doesn’t take long to cook.
- First, add Cajun seasoning to melted butter and saute for just 30 seconds. Basically we are infusing butter with the spices before adding chicken breast. Note- be sure that the butter is not too hot, or else the spices will burn in no time.
- Add in the chicken breast and toss to coat with cajun butter. Cook for 2-3 minutes before adding the veggies.
- Toss in zucchini and peppers. Cook for 4-5 minutes until chicken is cooked through and veggies are cooked to desired doneness.
Quick Tips
- Cut chicken into equal sized cubes, so that it cooks evenly.
- Zucchini and pepper don’t take long to cook. I prefer a slight crunch to my veggies instead of mussy.
- Cajun seasoning will have different levels of heat depending on the brand. So adjust the amount as per taste.
- If you are planing to add tougher veggies like carrots, or green beans cook/blanch them add it to the chicken. Mushroom also needs to be cooked before you add to the chicken.
Serving
I like to serve this alongside rice. It pairs well with Quinoa, cauliflower rice etc. If can spend a little extra effort in the kitchen then give this Cajun chicken a try with Mushroom rice or Herbed Garlic Butter Rice. Add a splash of warm chicken stock to get pan sauce and it would be perfect with some bread.
Storage
When I foresee a hectic week ahead, this is one my go-to meal prep recipes. Stores well for up to 4 days.
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Cajun Chicken Vegetable Skillet
Ingredients
- 500 grams Boneless Chicken Breast cut into small pieces
- 2 tablespoon Butter
- 1 medium Zucchini Cut into chunks
- 1 Red Bell Pepper
- 1 Yellow Bell Pepper
- 2.5 tablespoon Cajun Seasoning (ref note 1 & 2)
- salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon Fresh Lemon Juice
Instructions
- Melt butter in a skillet.
- Add Cajun seasoning to the pan and toss for 10 seconds.
- Add Boneless Chicken breast cubes to the pan. Toss everything well and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add in the veggies. Mix everything well and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
- Season with salt. ( My homemade Cajun seasoning doesn't have salt in it, if using bottled seasoning skip the salt or adjust as per taste).
- At the end of the cooking, The chicken should be cooked through and the veggies will still have a crunch to it.
- Switch off the stove and drizzle lemon juice. Mix everything well.
- Serve alongside rice.
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Notes
- I use homemade Cajun Seasoning. It is mildly hot and there is no salt in it. If you are using bottled seasoning, you might have to increase or decrease the amount of seasoning depending on how spicy you prefer.
- Most of the bottled seasoning has salt in it, so you don’t have to add extra salt.Â
- Â Here is my homemade Cajun seasoning recipe, in case you want to give a try.Â
- Zucchini and pepper don’t take long to cook. I prefer a slight crunch to my veggies instead of mussy. But if you are using any harder veggies like carrot, potato, or beans, cook before addingÂ
Passed the Hubby test! Will make again. So easy and flavorful.
How many chicken breasts is 500 grams?
If it is very large, then 2 chicken breasts would weigh around 500 grams. or 3 medium chicken breast.
Yummy, but beware….I used Tony Chachere’s creole seasoning and my mouth is on FIRE!
Can I get the recipe on how you make your homemade Cajun seasoning please??
Hi,
I will soon update Cajun Seasoning on the blog.
Wheres the recipe for the seasoning?
I use homemade Cajun mix but you can use any store-bought mix(look for the one without salt)
This was a very good dish. My family and I enjoyed it. I did not cook rice with it because we are on a low carb lifestyle. I did make some roasted carrots to go along side it. It was very easy and took very little time to cook. We will have this again for sure.
Amazing! So flavourful and quick to put together! I added some mushrooms and onions.
This was so so good!!! I added a can of black beans to the veggies and it sort of made like a black bean sauce with the lemon juice. Will definitely make this again