Crock Pot Chicken & Rice Creole

Name: Crock Pot Chicken & Rice Creole
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 5 h 20 min
Total time: 5 h 45 min
Cuisine: American, Southern
Ingredients: 8 chicken thighs skin removed; 4 ounces cooked ham cut into 1-inch cubes; 1 large green bell pepper cut into 1-inch cubes, seeds removed; 6 green onions cut in 1-inch pieces; 1 can 16-ounces diced tomatoes; 1 can 6-ounces tomato paste; 1/2 pound link sausage sliced in 1-inch pieces, cut diagonally; 1 cup long grain white rice; 2 cups water; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco hot sauce

6 steps

Prep:25minCook:5h 20min

A dash of hot sauce and plenty of bell pepper and tomatoes in a slowly simmered chicken dish has all the good things a classic Creole has to offer. Let the layers of flavors slowly simmer for several hours to get all the Creole spice to gently bubble together. Serve with some hearty country bread for a filling dinner.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:07:22 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories477.7 kcal (24%)

Total Fat18.4 g (26%)

Carbs36.1 g (14%)

Sugars4.6 g (5%)

Protein40.5 g (81%)

Sodium1037.9 mg (52%)

Fiber2.6 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

8chicken thighs

skin removed

4 ouncescooked ham

cut into 1-inch cubes

1green bell pepper

large, cut into 1-inch cubes, seeds removed

6green onions

cut in 1-inch pieces

1 x 16 ouncescan diced tomatoes

1 x 6 ouncescan tomato paste

0.5 poundlink sausage

sliced in 1-inch pieces, cut diagonally

1 cuplong grain white rice

2 cupswater

1 teaspoonkosher salt

½ teaspoonhot sauce

Instructions

Step 1

Layer the skinless chicken thighs in the bottom of a crockpot. Add the ham, the green bell pepper and the green onions on top of the chicken.

Step 2

In a small bowl, mix together the canned tomatoes, the tomato paste, salt and the Tabasco. Pour this mixture over the chicken thighs and vegetables.

Step 3

Cover the slow cooker and turn on low, and cook the chicken for 4 to 5 hours.

Step 4

A half hour before the chicken is finished cooking, combine the water and rice and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a very low heat, cover the pan and steam the rice for 20 minutes. Set the rice aside in the covered pot.

Step 5

Turn the heat on the slow cooker to high and add the sausage. When it is heated through, in about 15 minutes, add the cooked rice and stir to thoroughly combine.

Step 6

Serve in heated bowls with extra Tabasco for those who like a little extra heat!