This Crockpot Chicken and Rice Recipe is straight from Louisiana Creole cooking. The Crock Pot makes it easy. Serve it to your family and they’ll be converted Cajuns!
This recipe uses chicken thighs, which have the richest flavor and most tenderness of any of the chicken parts.
Don’t skimp on the peppers and onions, and use a little hot sauce even if you don’t like spicy food – you’ll find the balance of each ingredient is well developed.
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A delicious Creole dish in the crockpot. Chicken and ham is combined with rice, peppers and onions and slow cooked until perfectly done!
- 8 skinless chicken thighs
- 1/2 pound Italian sausage
- 1/2 pound cooked ham
- 2 large onions chopped
- 2 large green bell peppers seeded and chopped
- 1 can 16 ounces diced tomatoes
- 1 can 6 ounces tomato paste
- 1 cup long grain rice
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 tablespoon Louisiana-style hot sauce such as Frank's
- Kosher salt and ground black pepper
- Bring the chicken broth to a boil and add the white rice. Lower the heat to a bare simmer, cover the pot and cook the rice for 20 minutes.
- Remove the Italian sausage from the casing and cut into 1 inch pieces. Dice the ham into 1 inch cubes.
- Season the skinless thighs with the kosher salt and black pepper. Lay them in the bottom of a crockpot and add the chopped peppers and onions.
- Stir together the canned diced tomatoes and tomato paste. Add the hot sauce and pour the mixture over the chicken and vegetables.
- Cover the pot and turn on low. Cook for 4 to 5 hours. Mix together the cooked rice with the sausage and ham. Add this mixture to the crockpot along with the green peas and turn the temperature to high.
- Cook for 30 more minutes until the sausage and ham are heated through.
Enjoy!
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