Chicken Sausage Ragout Recipes

CAJUN CHICKEN RAGOUT

Steps:

• Cook and stir bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 10 minutes. Transfer bacon to a bowl with a slotted spoon, reserving 2 tablespoons bacon fat in the pan.
• Return skillet to medium heat; cook and stir onion, celery, and a pinch of salt until onion begins to soften, about 5 minutes. Add green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and garlic; cook, stirring frequently, until bell peppers are soft, about 5 minutes.
• Pour vegetable oil into the onion mixture, sprinkle in flour, and cook until flour is browned and mixture thickens, about 5 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon black pepper, paprika, oregano, and cayenne pepper and stir to combine.
• Pour 1/4 cup of chicken broth into vegetable mixture; cook and stir, scraping any browned bits off the bottom of the pan, until combined. Add remaining broth and Worcestershire sauce. Increase heat to medium-high and simmer until sauce is thick and reduced slightly, about 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low. Add andouille sausage, chicken, and reserved bacon. Cook until heated hot.
• Remove from heat, stir in green onions, and season with salt and black pepper to taste.

CHICKEN SAUSAGE RAGOUT

Steps:

• Add oil in a large deep-sided skillet or everyday pan, over meium high heat, untilshimmering. Add onions and saute until soft but not browned. Add garlic and saute for 1 minute. Add wine and chicken broth, stirring to lift browned bits off of the pan bottom. Add the peppers, tomatoes and tomato sauce and stir to combine. Add basil, oregano, pepper flakes and ground black pepper. Simmer, uncovered for 15 minutes. Should be nice and thick, if too thin, simmer for a few more minutes. In a seperate skillet, sprayed with cooking spray, add the sliced sausage coins. Brown on both sides, and add to the simmering stew. Allow to simmer for about 10 minutes more, check for seasoning and add salt and more ground black pepper to taste. If you want it spicier, add a pinch more pepper flakes or a small amount of hot sauce to your taste.

CHICKEN & SAUSAGE RAGU

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water according to package directions; drain and set it aside.
• Sauté sausage, chicken, and onion in oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat until browned, 5-7 minutes. Add garlic, tomato paste, fennel seed, and pepper flakes; cook until fragrant, 2-3 minutes.
• Deglaze the pan with wine, then stir in tomatoes, broth, vinegar, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil and simmer, 5 minutes.
• Stir in cream cheese until melted. Spoon ragu over pasta and garnish with Parmesan and parsley.

HEARTY RAGU BOLOGNESE

Steps:

• Place onions, celery, carrot and garlic in a food processor; pulse until finely chopped. In a Dutch oven, heat oil and butter over medium heat. Add vegetable mixture and nutmeg; cook and stir 6-8 minutes or until vegetables are softened., Add beef; cook 6-8 minutes longer or until beef is no longer pink, breaking up beef into crumbles. Stir in salt and pepper. Remove with a slotted spoon; discard drippings from pan., In same pan, cook sausage over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles; drain. Return beef mixture to pan. Stir in wine. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until wine is evaporated. Add broth and chicken breasts; return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 12-15 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 165°. Remove chicken; cool slightly. Finely chop chicken., Add cream and tomato paste; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Return chicken to pot; reduce heat and simmer, covered, 3-4 hours or until flavors are blended, stirring occasionally. Serve with pasta.