Baked Cajun Chicken Breasts over Shaved Brussels with a Baked Sweet Potato

With the super bowl going on this Sunday I tried to prepare an easy and quick meal prep for this week. I already had one crockpot meal, so I looked around for a simple chicken recipe for my other meal. This Baked Cajun Chicken recipe was exactly what I was looking for! If you are new to meal prep or sick of eating the same old chicken each week, this is the perfect recipe for you to try. The only note I have for this recipe was that since I used about 2lbs of chicken, I probably should have doubled the spice ingredients. Either way though, the chicken still turned out tasting plenty flavorful! I paired it with some roasted Brussels and a baked sweet potato. I roasted the Brussels with some onions and a tiny bit of honey and thought it paired pretty well with the cajun chicken. I also just really love roasted sweet Brussels, so I'd probably think they pair well with just about anything. Anyways, if you are looking to spice up your meals then this is the recipe you need to try!

Baked Cajun Chicken Breasts
Ingredients:

• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ¼ teaspoon crushed red peppers
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• 3 large chicken breasts or 6 small chicken breasts

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Grease an 8x8 baking sheet or dish. Set aside.
2. Mix together the salt, cayenne pepper, crushed red peppers, garlic powder, paprika, pepper, onion powder, dried oregano, and dried thyme in a small ramekin.
3. Rub the spice mix onto the chicken breasts.
4. Bake for 18 minutes. Remove the chicken breasts from the oven and cover with aluminum foil and bake for another 5 minutes.

Original recipe found here