Best 7 Cajun Fried Chicken Recipes

CAJUN COUNTRY FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine milk and 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning; add chicken. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. , In a large shallow dish, combine the flour, lemon pepper, garlic salt and remaining Cajun seasoning. Drain chicken and discard milk mixture. Place chicken in flour mixture and turn to coat. , In a skillet, heat 1/4 in. of oil; fry chicken in batches until golden brown and juices run clear, 7-8 minutes.

CAJUN OVEN-FRIED CHICKEN AND ROASTED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F. Line 13x9-inch pan with foil; spray with cooking spray. Spray another 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In small bowl, place crushed cereal. In another small bowl, beat egg white and water until frothy. Dip chicken breast halves into egg white mixture; sprinkle with Cajun seasoning. Roll chicken in cereal to coat; place in foil-lined pan.
• In second pan, toss all roasted vegetable ingredients to coat.
• Place both pans in oven; bake 18 to 23 minutes, stirring vegetables once halfway through baking time, until chicken is fork-tender and juices run clear and vegetables are crisp-tender.

CAJUN FRIED CHICKEN OVER PASTA

Steps:

• 1. Mix together flour, salt, and seasonings in a shallow bowl with wire wisk. In a separate bowl, wisk together milk and eggs until well blended.
• 2. Coat a deep frying pan with about an inch and a half of oil. Heat over medium heat. When oil is hot, roll chicken in flour mixture, then dip in egg, then roll again in flour mixture. Fry in hot oil until golden brown. Repeat until all the chicken is done; set aside on an oven safe pan/plate and keep warm in the oven until pasta and sauce are done.
• 3. Cook bow tie pasta according to package directions. While pasta is cooking start preparing sauce.
• 4. To prepare sauce, heat butter over in a deep skillet over medium heat and add red onion, garlic to the pan. Saute until softened. Pour in alfredo sauce, tomato paste, butter and wine. Simmer over medium-low heat for Until well blended. Add Cajun seasoning. When pasta is done, drain and mix with sauce.
• 5. To plate: Spoon pasta onto a plate or pasta bowl. Lay a few strips of chicken over the top. Sprinkle with sliced green onion, and shaved parmesan. Serve.

OVEN-FRIED CAJUN CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Place chicken in a shallow nonmetal dish and pour the buttermilk over the pieces, turning to coat. Cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight. (If you forget to plan ahead, you can skip this step, just dip the chicken in buttermilk before coating with the crumb mixture.).
• Combine cornflake crumbs, paprika and Cajun seasoning in a gallon size plastic bag. Close the bag and shake well to mix. Take one piece of chicken at a time out of the buttermilk, place in coating bag and shake to coat evenly. Place on a baking sheet or stoneware pan. repeat with remaining chicken. Lightly spritz each piece with nonstick vegetable spray or an olive oil spray. Bake at 425 F for 20-25 minutes.

CAJUN FRIED CHICKEN STRIPS

Steps:

• Put hot sauce in gallon size ziplock bag with chicken and let sit in fridge for up to 2 hours.
• Mix all dry ingredients in another ziplock bag.
• Heat oil in frying pan to medium high, depending on your stove.
• Put chicken from hot sauce into dry ingredients bag and shake to coat.
• Fry until juices run clear (about 20 minutes or so).

CAJUN FRIED CHICKEN CUTLET

Steps:

• 1. Place each piece of chicken between plastic wrap and pound to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut in half to make two pieces. Rub each piece of chicken with onion powder.
• 2. Mix together thoroughly, 3 eggs, half a cup of milk and a dash or two of hot sauce in a medium sized bowl.
• 3. in a separate medium sized dish, mix together flour, Cajun seasoning, garlic powder and salt.
• 4. Roll chicken in flour; Gently shake off excess. Dip in egg mixture and roll in flour again.
• 5. Fry chicken in hot oil about 7 minutes on each side, or until golden brown and cooked through. Drain on paper towels and serve.

CAJUN FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Rinse and pat dry chicken pieces with a paper towel.
• Cut breast pieces in half across ribs.
• Soak Mixture: place enough buttermilk to completely submerge chicken pieces, add 1 tablespoons of hot sauce & whisk together.
• Soak chicken in Buttermilk and hot sauce mixture at least 3 hours in the refrigerator.
• Heat oil in a large deep pot to 350°F DO NOT FILL POT MORE THEN HALF FULL WITH OIL.
• Flour Mixture:In a Ziploc bag, combine 1 cup flour, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, a pinch of cayenne pepper,1/2 teaspoon paprika and 1/2 teaspoon Creole seasoning. Close bag and mix well.
• Pat chicken dry with a clean paper towel and sprinkle with garlic powder and Creole seasoning.
• One piece at a time, Place chicken in inside ziploc bag flour mixture.
• Shake coated chicken over bag to get rid of excess coating.
• Drop the coated chicken into hot oil.
• Don't place too many chicken pieces, Cook 3 to 4 at a time.
• Fry chicken until brown and crisp.
• Drain on paper towel.
• Note: Dark meat will take about 14 minutes, white meat about 10 minutes. Smaller pieces cook faster than the larger ones, You can check by piercing to the bone in the thickest part with a fork. If the juices run clear, it is done.