Once upon a desire-to-recreate-a-recipe time, I looked up how to make blackened chicken and wrote it off as a smoky mess hassle. Months {and an extreme blackened chicken caesar salad craving} later, I decided to scroll further down Google search results and find a recipe that used a stovetop rather than the oven.
I purchased all six spices from the bulk department, spending a whopping 40-ish cents on seasonings. And I generously coated the chicken breasts per this blackened chicken recipe, wishing later that I was a bit more generous. I could have used more of that crispy blackened crust I was hoping for.
Side note: I’m seriously considering tossing my spice collection and going the bulk route from now on. So fresh, so cheap!
When the chicken was finished, I filled a large bowl equally with bite-sized pieces of kale and romaine. And then I used my hands to mix in homemade caesar salad dressing {a recipe that I plan to perfect and share soon} until all of the greens were lightly coated. After topping with the sliced blackened chicken, it was the exact salad I had been craving for so long. And without a single sound from the smoke alarm!
I’m going to try this. Sounds like my kind of food. Let me know when you come up with something that you think is good. Thanks.