Blackened Chicken & Shrimp with Herby Avocado Yogurt Sauce
(GF)
People always ask me what I eat for dinner after I have cooked all day long for others. It usually involves something simple, quick, and healthy. This recipe makes it into my weekly dinner routine more often than not. I usually make the sauce and prep the chicken in the morning, go to work, and simply have to throw it on the grill or in the pan when I come home. In just a few minutes…dinner. Try this recipe and I bet you will be making this for dinner all the time. And the best part is, leftover chicken and shrimp goes great in a lunch salad.
Blackened Chicken & Shrimp with Herby Avocado Yogurt Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 pound Chicken Thighs, boneless and skinless
- 1 pound Shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 TB Chili Powder
- 1 TB Paprika
- 1/2 TB Garlic Powder
- 1/2 TB Onion Powder
- 2 tsp Kosher Salt
- 1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
- 1 tsp Ground Cumin
- 1 tsp Dried Oregano
- 1/2 tsp Dried Thyme
- 1/2 tsp Ground Black Pepper
- Olive Oil
- 1 - 7 oz container Greek Yogurt (200g)
- 1 cup Cilantro (20g)
- 1/2 cup Basil (10g)
- 1/4 cup Mint (5g)
- 1 Garlic Clove (5g)
- 1/2 Avocado (60g)
- 2 Limes, zested and juiced (40g)
- 1 tsp Kosher Salt (5g)
- 1/3 cup Water (75g)
- 1/2 Jalapeño (optional)
Instructions
- For the herby avocado sauce, combine all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Set aside.
- Place chicken and shrimp in separate plastic bags.
- Add a generous drizzle of olive oil to each bag and toss in the blackening spice mix. (You may not need all of the spice mix).
- Make sure spices and oil are coated evenly over chicken the shrimp. Place in fridge for at least 30 minutes to overnight.
- Heat grill to high heat of about 600F. Or bring a cast iron pan to hight heat if not using a grill.
- Grill chicken, cooking about 5 minutes per side (5-7 minutes per side if using cast iron pan) until a nice char forms and chicken is cooked throughout. Grill shrimp for about a minute (1 -2 minutes in pan) per side.
- Serve chicken with sauce and roasted or grilled vegetables of your choice.