Cajun chicken breast & spicy wedges

Regular readers of my blog might have noticed that, although I enjoy good quality food homemade from scratch, I do like meals to be fairly quick and simple to prepare whenever possible.  So occasionally we have a meal that includes some convenience foods, such a this tasty plateful we enjoyed last night.

We threw a bagful of lightly spiced potato wedges in the oven (currently £1.00 a bag in Tesco!!), while we prepared the rest of the meal.  First, we "butterflied" the chicken breast (cut almost right through the thickest part, then fold out and secure open by threading through with a skewer), coated it in oil and rolled it in Cajun spices and black pepper.  This was then fried for a few minutes on each side (skin side down first) and finished off in the oven until cooked through but still moist.

Meanwhile, we put some frozen french beans in a microwavable bowl with a little butter and a sprinkling of sesame seeds, ready to cook on a high setting for about 3 minutes.  We also mixed a little black pepper and some chives into soured cream to have on the side.

It could hardly have been a quicker and easier dish to prepare and, as we only used one chicken breast between us (corn fed, organic & free range) it was pretty cheap, too!  BUT ... it was absolutely delicious!  The wedges were far nicer than any frozen oven chips, the moist and spicy chicken was simply gorgeous, and the green beans and soured cream were the perfect accompaniments.  I would have happily eaten the same again tonight ... but we have some veg that needs using up!