Sauce
When you are dealing with cooked chicken there is not much you can do to add spice because what’s done is done. To add some flavor and spice, eat the rotisserie, fried, or boiled chicken that tastes bland with a sauce, or cook the chicken in a home-made sauce. Use the right seasoning when making the sauce to make chicken better. Turn it into creamy garlic chicken, honey garlic chicken, or turn it into a taco with some store-bought sauces.
Chicken Tikka
Chicken Tikka is a popular grilled chicken dish in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Boneless chicken is marinated with chicken tikka masala seasoning for a few hours. The level of spice depends on how much seasoning you use in the marination.
For less spicy chicken tikka use only a tablespoon of tikka masala, and some lime juice to cover 1 pound of chicken. To make it spicier, follow the packet instructions exactly for authentic chicken tikka taste and spiciness. Charbroil or grill chicken to cook. If you don’t have a grill or charbroiler, you can also fry or roast the chicken in a home oven.
Italian Seasonings
To spice up chicken, you can make a blend of Italian chicken seasonings and use it every time you cook chicken. Fresh minced garlic, dried oregano, dried basil, dried thyme, and some dried rosemary can improve the flavor of chicken along with salt and pepper. To pump up the flavor season the chicken generously. More seasoning, more flavor.
DIY Chicken Seasoning
Combine freshly ground pepper, some paprika, salt, dried basil, cayenne pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder. Rub the seasoning thoroughly all over the chicken pieces. If any pieces are thicker, cut them into smaller pieces so they absorb the flavor from the seasoning. You can also store this seasoning in a jar for later use.
