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Slow Cooker Recipes | Crock Pot Cajun Chicken with Shrimp Creole

Today we have Crock Pot Chicken that has a Cajun twist.  You will be making this recipe in your slow cooker.  With the Cajun Chicken we will also be cooking up some Shrimp Creole.

When we start talking about slow cooker recipes or crock pot recipes in the same breath as Cajun Chicken and Shrimp Creole, what we are really talking about is Louisiana Creole Cuisine.

LA Creole Cuisine is a style of cooking that has its origins in the New Orleans area.  It blends French, Mediterranean, Spanish, African, and American influences.

The good news is that you do not need two crock pots in order to make this slow cooker recipe.

How To Make Crock Pot Cajun Chicken with Shrimp Creole

 

Ingredients

• 1 pound of boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 1 15 ounce can of stewed tomatoes, undrained & chopped
• 1 clove of garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 pound of shrimp, peeled, deveined and cleaned
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• Louisiana style hot sauce, to taste
• Hot cooked rice

Directions

1. First put the chicken thighs in your crock pot
2. Now add in the chopped bell pepper, chopped onion, diced celery, the undrained stewed tomatoes, minced garlic, sugar, paprika, Cajun seasoning, salt & pepper
3. Set the crock pot to LOW and cook either on low for 8-9 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.  Make sure the pot is covered
4. After the initial cooking you will add the shrimp, lemon juice, and hot sauce.  Cover the pot and cook on Low for 1 hour or until the shrimp is done.
5. Serve over hot rice (you can figure the rice out yourself)

Enjoy this simple, free, and easy Slow Cooker | Crock Pot Recipe

Recipes that have their origins in many different countries like Cajun Chicken with Shrimp Creole, make for a fabulous dinner recipes.  They have that certain exotic flavor and let’s face it…they don’t taste like hamburgers and hot dogs.  Your kids might actually like a change of pace.

Chicken and Rice are found to be in a lot of healthy crock pot recipes.  A healthy crock pot recipe is normally also an easy crock pot recipe.  And isn’t that why people like slow cookers?  Because it is easy to put together a meal and have it cook while you are at work or busy doing something else around the house.

Chicken recipes can tend to become very bland.  But Cajun Chicken Recipes will make even the most reluctant diner sit up and take notice.

Louisiana Cajun Food is know the world over for its taste, aroma, and ability to satisfy the most worldly traveler.  Cajun Cuisine has a long history of feeding people from all over the world.

Shrimp Creole is a popular dish down in New Orleans.  I’m sure that you will like it.  While you enjoy this typical New Orleans Cajun Dinner you might want to think about a vacation in Louisiana.  Your days would be filled with aroma of Cajun Spices, people speaking Cajun French, unique shops that sell Cajun Gifts, and of course you will be able to soak up the Cajun Culture.

Enjoy this Cajun Dinner for the Slow Cooker.  Crock Pot Cajun Chicken with Shrimp Creole will not disappoint.