Baked Cajun Chicken Breast | Slimming World Friendly Recipe

Baked Cajun Chicken Breasts are so easy to cook and incredibly JUICY! Forget dry chicken with this tender, succulent oven baked chicken breast recipe! This unofficial recipe is perfect for any one following Slimming World, Weight Watchers or a calorie controlled diet.

When you need something quick on the table for dinner, and you don’t have a lot of time, these Cajun Chicken Breasts are the perfect thing to make. Throw together in minutes, pop in the oven and serve alongside a delicious salad for a quick and simple meal. 




Why you’ll love this recipe….

  • Syn Free when following the Slimming World Plan
  • Low in calories
  • Full of protein
  • Quick and easy to prep
  • Looks impressive
  • Tastes delicious

Is this recipe Slimming World friendly?

This recipe is unofficial and has not been verified by Slimming World. But the fatgirlskinny team have estimated it to be Syn Free when following the Slimming World plan.

Is this recipe WW friendly?

Since Weight Watchers introduced the new Personal Points plan it is harder to calculate points. Currently I do not have this information available for the recipe. However all of our recipes are healthy and low in calories so should always be WW friendly.

Batch Cook – Storage Information

  • This recipe is best eaten fresh after cooking.

If you are looking for batch cook friendly dishes that are suitable for freezing I have an entire selection of recipes available here.




Baked Cajun Chicken Breast

Slimming World Syns: Zero*
WW Points: Coming Soon
Calories: 187 Per Serving
Course Lunch, Main Course
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 1

Ingredients

  • 1 Large Skinless Chicken Breast
  • ½ tsp Paprika
  • ½ tsp Smoked Paprika
  • ½ tsp Garlic Granules
  • ¼ tsp Ground Black Pepper
  • ½ tsp Onion Powder
  • ½ tsp Thyme
  • Pinch Salt
  • ¼ tsp Cayenne Pepper
  • 1 tbsp Tomato puree
  • Frylight/Low fat cooking spray

Instructions

  • Pre heat oven to 200c/180c fan/ Gas 6.
  • Bash chicken breast with a rolling pin until it's no more than 2cm at its thickest part.
  • Combine all spices together in a bowl.
  • Add tomato puree and 2 tbsp water. Mix together to form a paste.
  • Place the chicken breast into the bowl and cover with paste.
  • Pop chicken breast onto a baking tray and spray with Frylight. Place into the oven for 18 minutes. Turning halfway.
  • Remove from the oven and spritz a frying pan with frylight. Cook then chicken for 1 minute on each side on a medium heat.
  • Serve and enjoy.

Notes

*Slimming World Syns and Weight Watchers Points are all approximate and estimated by the fatgirlskinny.net team. They have not been verified by an official source.

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1 Response

  1. Sandra Crighton says:

    Cajun chicken recipe is amazing. It’s full of flavour and so quick and easy to make.
    I will certainly cook this again.

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