Creole Chicken With Mushroom Dirty Rice Recipe On Food52 Recipes

DIRTY RICE WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium. Add onion, celery and bell pepper, and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 5 minutes. Add mushrooms, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are tender and their liquid is absorbed, 5 minutes. Stir in garlic until fragrant, 1 minute.
• Add rice, Cajun seasoning, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon pepper and the remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Stir until well blended, then add broth, scraping bottom of pot to remove any browned bits. Bring to a boil over high heat.
• Cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Scatter black-eyed peas on top in an even layer, cover and cook 3 minutes longer. Turn off heat.
• Add scallions to the pot, and fluff rice with a fork. Divide among bowls and garnish with more scallions. Serve with hot sauce.

CHICKEN AND DIRTY RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• In 10-inch skillet, heat 2 teaspoons of the oil over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper, onions, celery, 1/2 teaspoon of the Cajun seasoning, the paprika and red pepper; cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions start to soften. Add sausage; cook 4 to 5 minutes or until sausage is heated through.
• Add sausage mixture, rice, tomatoes and broth to baking dish; stir to combine. In medium bowl, mix chicken, remaining 2 teaspoons oil and remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning; stir to coat. Place chicken on top of rice mixture; cover with foil.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F). Top with parsley.

CHICKEN CREOLE

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. In a large skillet over medium heat, brown chicken in oil; remove and set aside. In the same skillet, saute onion, celery, green pepper and garlic until tender. Stir in tomatoes, water, paprika, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, cayenne pepper and bay leaf; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. , Add chicken. Whisk cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir into chicken mixture and bring to a boil. Simmer, uncovered, until chicken is tender, 10-15 minutes. Remove bay leaf before serving. If desired, serve with rice.