Easy Slow Cooker Chicken (Printable Format)
Cajun food that cooks itself.
# Needed Ingredients:
01 -
1 pound chicken, diced.
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1 green pepper, chopped.
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1 spoon dried oregano flakes.
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1 cup white rice.
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1 pound smoked sausage, cut into slices.
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2 bay leaves.
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Salt and black pepper.
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3 garlic cloves, minced.
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3 celery stalks, sliced up.
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1 big can chopped tomatoes.
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1 white onion, diced.
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1 pound jumbo shrimp, with shell on.
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Fresh parsley for garnishing.
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2 spoons Creole seasoning mix.
# Preparation Steps:
01 -
In the slow cooker, toss in everything except the rice and shrimp. Stir to combine.
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Cook for 3 hours on high or let it go 4-5 hours on low, till veggies are soft.
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Cut along the shrimp shells and drop them in the pot. Let cook another 30-45 minutes on high.
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Prepare the rice in a different pot during the last stretch of cooking.
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Get rid of the bay leaves. Adjust with salt and black pepper.
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Sprinkle parsley on top. You can serve over the rice or mix the rice right into the dish.
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Store in the fridge for up to 3 days. Freezing isn't recommended.
# Supplementary Details:
01 -
Remove shrimp shells before digging in.
02 -
Freezing this dish messes up the shrimp texture.