Quick and Easy Chicken Piquant

This recipe is a variation on traditional chicken piquant which is spicy Cajun chicken. This comes together quickly and is good served over white rice.

Prep Time:

10 min

Cook Time:

15 mins

Total Time:

25 min

Servings:

4

Yield:

2 chicken tenders

Ingredients

  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon Creole seasoning (such as Tony Chachere's®)
  • 1 (16 ounce) package boneless, skinless chicken breast tenders
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers (such as RO*TEL®)
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • ¼ cup diced sweet pickles
  • ¼ cup diced sweet pickles
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons drained capers
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed

Directions

Step 1:
Mix flour and Creole seasoning together in a shallow bowl. Dredge chicken through the flour mixture, shaking of excess.

Step 2:
Heat oil in a skillet over medium-heat. Cook chicken in the hot oil until browned, about 2 minutes per side. Add diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, pickles, vinegar, capers, and garlic to chicken; simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes more.