Cajun chicken with bell peppers: Spicy and tender family dinner

Sometimes you get home with a craving for chicken but don’t want to spend an hour or more cooking. This one pan Cajun chicken with bell peppers recipe is simple and delicious. The chicken breasts are tender and the addition of bell peppers adds flavour as well as colour and nutrients. The creamy addition of cheese and cream cheese adds to the richness and of course, everything is better with cheese.

Cajun chicken with bell peppers tips

You’ll be making your won Cajun spice with paprika, cayenne pepper, oregano and thyme which is a little bit spicy but not too much. The bell pepers add some syrupy sweetness to the rich meal, topped with cheese. If you want to be a bit more healthy, the recipe is perfect without all of the cheese too. You can also use the Cajun spice as a rub for any other chicken recipes that you can think of.

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Cajun chicken with bell peppers recipe

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Recipe by Marele van Zyl Course: MainCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

10

minutes

Baking Time

30

minutes

Total time

40

minutes

Ingredients

• For the Cajun seasoning

• 1 tsp 1 paprika

• ¼ tsp ¼ cayenne pepper

• ¼ tsp ¼ oregano

• ¼ tsp ¼ thyme

• ¼ tsp ¼ salt

• For the chicken

• 4 4 chicken breasts, small

• 2 2 bell peppers , small, thinly sliced (or use mini sweet peppers)

• 4 cloves 4 garlic , minced

• 230 g 230 cream cheese , cold, refrigerated

• ½ cup ½ cheddar cheese , shredded

Method

• For the seasoning
• Combine all seasoning ingredients in a small bowl. Mix to combine.
• For the chicken
• Pre-heat oven to 180°C.
• Place thinly sliced bell peppers on the bottom of the casserole dish.
• Place chicken breasts on top (so that the peppers will cook underneath the chicken).
• Generously sprinkle Cajun seasoning all over the chicken breasts. You don’t have to use all the seasoning.    Top with minced garlic. 
• Top each chicken breast with 2 slices of cream cheese.
• Top with shredded cheddar cheese.
• Bake the chicken uncovered at 180⁰C in the preheated oven for 20-30 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
• To serve
• To serve, scoop the bell peppers from underneath the chicken. Place them evenly around the chicken and on top.

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