Blackened Chicken with Avocado Cream Sauce

Blackened Chicken with Avocado Cream Sauce

Ingredients:

• for chicken:
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 1 1/2 tsp vegetable oil
• for sauce:
• 1 to 1 1/2 avocado, peeled and pitted
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup nonfat greek yogurt
• 1 1/2 tsp lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp salt

Make Avocado Cream Sauce:

• Blend:
• all sauce ingredients in food processor until smooth.  We like the sauce a bit on the thick side, and thus use the larger quantity of avocado.

Make Chicken:

• Stir:
• spices in small bowl.
• Pat:
• chicken dry with paper towels and rub with spice mixture.
• Heat:
• oil in large nonstick skillet with lid over medium-high heat.  Add chicken to skillet, cover, reduce heat to medium.  Cook 4 minutes.  Turn chicken over and continue to cook, covered, 2-4 minutes.  Cook until interior temp of chicken is 165.  
• Transfer:
• chicken to plate, cover loosely with foil, and let rest 5 minutes.  

Serve chicken with sauce.