Name: Slow Cooker Chicken and Sausage Creole Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1½ lbs boneless, skinless, trimmed of fat chicken thighs; 9 oz sliced into rounds chicken andouille sausage; 1 cup chopped onions; ½ cup chopped carrots; 1 seeded, chopped green bell pepper; 1 seeded, chopped red bell pepper; 3 minced garlic cloves; 1 cup low sodium chicken broth; 14.5 oz (1 can) diced tomatoes; 3 oz (½ of 1 can) tomato paste; ½ cup tomato sauce; 1¾ tsp creole seasoning; dash Cayenne pepper; 3 chopped, for garnish Scallions; 3 cups cooked, for serving, optional brown rice

How To Make Slow Cooker Chicken and Sausage Creole

This slow cooker chicken is packed with tender sausages, and simmered in a creole-spiced savory tomato sauce, for a hearty and belly-filling dish!

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 3 hours

Total: 3 hours 15 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1½lbschicken thighs,boneless, skinless, trimmed of fat
9ozchicken andouille sausage,sliced into rounds
1cuponions,chopped
½cupcarrots,chopped
1green bell pepper,seeded, chopped
1red bell pepper,seeded, chopped
3garlic cloves,minced
1cupchicken broth,low sodium
14.5ozdiced tomatoes,(1 can)
3oztomato paste,(½ of 1 can)
½cuptomato sauce
1¾tspcreole seasoning
dashcayenne pepper
3scallions,chopped, for garnish
3cupsbrown rice,cooked, for serving, optional

Instructions

Place the chicken thighs, sausages, bell peppers, garlic, chicken broth, diced tomatoes, tomato paste and sauce, creole seasoning, and cayenne pepper in the slow cooker.
Cover and cook on Low for about 6 to 8 hours or High for 3 to 4 hours.
Shred the chicken, then add it back to the slow cooker.
Evenly distribute the creole among 6 bowls and top each with green onions. Serve alone or over brown rice, and enjoy!