Blackened Chicken and Creole Lentils Recipe - (4.5/5)

Ingredients

• For the lentils:
• 8 skinless chicken breasts or thighs
• 1/4 cup Cajun spice blend (or make blend below)
• 2 Tbsp. canola oil
• 1 cup thinly sliced onion
• 2 cups thinly sliced mushrooms
• 1 Tbsp. tomato paste
• 2 tsp. Cajun spice blend (or use blend below)
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 2 cups cooked or canned green lentils, drained and rinsed
• 1 Tbsp. unsalted butter
• 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 3 Tbsp. chopped parsley
• Salt and ground black pepper, to taste
• Cajun Spice mix:
• 4 tsp. dried oregano
• 4 tsp. dried thyme
• 4 tsp. garlic powder
• 2 tsp. onion powder
• 2 tsp. ground black pepper
• 2 tsp. ground white pepper
• 2 tsp. ground paprika
• 1 tsp. kosher or coarse salt
• 1/2 tsp. ground cayenne pepper