Name: Cajun Chicken with Marinade Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Olive oil 2 tablespoons; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning; ½ tablespoon brown sugar; 1 to 2 pounds chicken, any cut

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Make a delicious chicken marinade for sautéing, grilling, or baking with just 4 ingredients. Tender, juicy, Cajun Chicken marinated with a zesty homemade cajun seasoning make for one of the easiest, tastiest meals ever.

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Cajun Chicken with Marinade Recipe

Make a delicious chicken marinade for sautéing, grilling, or baking with just 4 ingredients.

Tender, juicy, chicken marinated with a zesty homemade cajun seasoning make for one of the easiest, tastiest meals ever.

Banish boring chicken from your grill with this Cajun Marinated Chicken recipe. Quick, easy, and packed with flavor.

Prep time: 5 minutes

Chill time: at least 1 hour

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Cajun Marinated Chicken Ingredients

Olive oil
Lemon juice
Cajun seasoning
Brown sugar
Chicken, any cut
For exact amounts, please see recipe card below.

How to Make a Chicken Marinade

Whisk together all the ingredients until combined.

Place the chicken in a bag and pour the mixture over the top. Seal the bag, then squeeze the contents between your hands to coat the chicken in the marinade.

Put the bag in the refrigerator to chill for at least one hour or up to overnight.

Cook the chicken as desired – grilled, baked, or sautéed. Discard any remaining marinade.

How to Make Cajun Chicken

Place four chicken cutlets in the bag with the marinade and chill for at least one hour.

When ready to cook, add one tablespoon olive oil to a skillet and cook over medium heat.

Place the chicken in the pan and cook for five minutes. Flip each filet and cook for an additional five minutes.

Serve immediately.

ENJOY!

Yield: 4

Cajun Chicken with Marinade Recipe

Make a delicious chicken marinade for sautéing, grilling, or baking with just 4 ingredients. Tender, juicy, Cajun Chicken marinated with a zesty cajun seasoning make for one of the easiest, tastiest meals ever.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Additional Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients

Olive oil 2 tablespoons
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning
½ tablespoon brown sugar
1 to 2 pounds chicken, any cut

Instructions

How to Make a Chicken Marinade

Whisk together all the ingredients until combined.
Place the chicken in a bag and pour the mixture over the top. Seal the bag, then squeeze the contents between your hands to coat the chicken in the marinade.
Put the bag in the refrigerator to chill for at least one hour or up to overnight.
Cook the chicken as desired – grilled, baked, or sautéed. Discard any remaining marinade.

How to Make Cajun Chicken

Place four chicken cutlets in the bag with the marinade and chill for at least one hour.
When ready to cook, add one tablespoon olive oil to a skillet and cook over medium heat.
Place the chicken in the pan and cook for five minutes. Flip each filet and cook for an additional five minutes.
Serve immediately.
ENJOY!

Cajun Chicken with Marinade Recipe