Blackened Coffee & Garlic Chicken + Garden Salsa Farro
July 24th, 2022
Chris loves this chicken, it’s SO easy and takes almost no time to prep. It’s a huge cheat code using the TJ’s seasoning as it’s super flavorful, has a sweet-savory balance, creates a crust-like appearance, and requires no inventive thinking or mixing of your own. The perfect thing for when you haven’t planned dinner or marinated anything beforehand.
serves 2
Ingredients
- 1.5-2 lbs chicken breast, skinless boneless
- Trader Joe’s Coffee & Garlic BBQ Rub and Seasoning
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup farro
Garden Salsa
- 10 yellow cherry tomatoes * you can use red ones too if you can’t find yellow
- 1 cup parsley
- 2 tbsp EVOO
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 shallot
- 1 juice of a lemon
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Cook your farro according to the package instructions.
- Rub chicken breasts generously with Trader Joe’s seasoning, ensuring they are covered completely. Let it sit for a few minutes while moving on to make the garden salsa.
- Make the garden salsa. In a food processor, blend the tomatoes, parsley, EVOO, garlic, shallot, and lemon juice until it resembles slightly chunky salsa. It doesn’t need to be smooth, a little unevenness in texture is good. In a medium bowl, toss the garden salsa with the farro, just until roughly combined.
- Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet with cover on medium high. Add the chicken breast to the skillet and cook through, about 5-8 minutes each side. The seasoning should turn dark and look blackened, giving it a caramel-bbq-like flavor.
- Serve the chicken alongside the garden salsa farro, and enjoy!
With love,
Ashley Jo
