Pan-Seared Cajun Chicken

Method:

• Mix all of the spice ingredients together to make your spice rub.
• Place the chicken breasts in a bowl, spray with One-Cal olive oil and massage the spice rub into the chicken breasts until coated all over.
• Cover with cling film/plastic wrap and set aside to marinate for a minimum of 10 minutes to infuse with all the flavours of the spice rub.
• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celcius/ 400 Fahrenheit / Gas mark 6 and heat a skillet or if you have one, a griddle pan on the top of the cooker.
  
  When the pan is hot, lay the chicken breasts onto the skillet/griddle pan to seal for 3 minutes before turning over to sear the other side for another 3 minutes.
  
  Place the skillet into the oven to finish cooking for 10 minutes basting in the cooking juices regularly which gives time to set up your plates and a simple salad or vegetable medley to serve with your Cajun chicken.
• To make a simple salad to serve with your chicken, toss some rocket leaves (Arugula), finely sliced red onions, a few quartered salad tomatoes with some olive oil and a squeeze of lemon.
• When the chicken has reached an internal temperature of 76 degrees Celcius, remove it from the oven and let rest for a couple of minutes, slice your chicken and serve with your choice of salad or vegetables.