Can I combine southern creole and french? Sure why not…. This dish is made with chicken breasts and pro-cooked sausage.
Ingredients:
* 4 slices bacon, diced
* 1 chicken breast
* Salt and pepper
* 1 small onion, chopped
* handful of baby carrots chopped
* 1/4 cup chopped celery
* 12 ounces sliced precooked sausage
* 1 bay leaf
* 2 cloves garlic, chopped
* 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning blend
* 1 can chicken broth
* 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
* 3 cans (16 ounces each) pinto beans, or about 4 to 5 cups cooked pinto beans
Preparation:
In a large pan cook the bacon, the cook the chicken in the bacon grease. Remove the chicken and cut into bite size pieces. Add the sliced sausage to the pan to crisp up a bit. Return the chicken to the pot along with all the other ingredients.
Let simmer until the carrots are done. Serve with a side of rice.
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Oh, this looks and sounds good. I’ll try it.
Drop the rice and go easy on the cajun spice, add some rosemary, switch the beans to red or white or both kidney, then drizzle with olive oil before serving and you have a Tuscan dish. Leave out the sauage-bacon and the calories drop to nothing. Eat all you want.
Oh Patti - you’re good! Always watching out for me (and those calories)!!!!! Your version sounds yummy too! THANKS!