Creole Vegetables Recipes

CREOLE SAUSAGE AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook the sausage, onion, sweet peppers and garlic in oil over medium heat until vegetables are tender. Stir in the tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, lemon juice and seasonings. Bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes., Add okra; return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered for 7 minutes or just until okra is tender. Serve with rice if desired.

CREOLE VEGETABLES ON BASMATI RICE

Steps:

• In a large pan heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and celery and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Add zucchini, mushrooms, bell pepper, and garlic, and cook an additional 5 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce , Worcestershire, hone, chili powder, celery salt, and hot sauce. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, 20 minutes.
• Whisk the cornstarch mixture into the sauce and cook over medium, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened. Serve over hot rice and garnish with parsley.

CREOLE VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large covered pot, boil meat in seasoned stock and water with whole ribs of celery, whole onion and whole potato.
• Simmer for 3 hours or longer.
• Take soup meat from pot and remove meat from bone. Chop into bite sized pieced, discarding bone and fat.
• Mash well cooked vegetables through a strainer or puree with stock blender. Return these ingredients and meat to the liquid.
• Add al other vegetables and rice, cook until vegetables are well done.
• Break small amount of spaghetti or macaroni into soup during last 20 minutes of cooking.

VEGGIE CHICKEN CREOLE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the green peppers, onion, celery and garlic in 2 teaspoons oil until tender. Add mushrooms; cook until liquid has evaporated. Stir in the tomatoes, broth, oregano, lemon juice, basil and spices. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 5-10 minutes or until slightly thickened and flavors are blended., Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, saute chicken in remaining oil in batches until no longer pink. Return chicken to pan; stir in sauce. Heat through, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Serve over rice; garnish with parsley if desired. Freeze option: Freeze cooled chicken and sauce mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a covered saucepan, gently stirring and adding a little broth or water if necessary.

CREOLE PORK TENDERLOIN WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Sprinkle 3 teaspoons Creole seasoning over tenderloins. In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown tenderloins on all sides. Transfer to a roasting pan., Add fennel, eggplant, squash, pepper and shallots to stockpot; cook and stir over medium heat 3-4 minutes or until lightly browned. Add olives and garlic; cook and stir 1 minute longer. Stir in broth, thyme and remaining Creole seasoning; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 6-8 minutes or until fennel is crisp-tender. Spoon vegetables and liquid around pork., Bake, uncovered, 20-25 minutes or until vegetables are tender and a thermometer inserted in pork reads 145°. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Cut pork into slices; serve with vegetables.

CREOLE CHICKEN & VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.
• Add chicken; cook 3 minutes on each side or until browned.
• Add pepper stir-fry and next 6 ingredients (through red pepper), stirring to combine.
• Pour tomatoes over chicken mixture; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes. Uncover; cook 3 minutes.
• Add parsley and butter, stirring until butter melts.