Creole Chicken And Shrimp Recipes

CHICKEN SHRIMP CREOLE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. Crumble bacon and set aside. Saute the chicken, onion, green pepper and celery in drippings for 5-6 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Stir in the tomatoes, bay leaf, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce and pepper sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Add the shrimp and reserved bacon; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Discard bay leaf. Serve with rice.

CHICKEN CREOLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the garlic, onion, celery and bell pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender (about 4 minutes). Add the tomatoes, bay leaf, salt and cayenne pepper. Cook this Creole sauce 3 minutes longer, stirring often.
• Arrange the chicken breasts in an 8 x 11 inch baking dish. Pour the Creole sauce over the chicken.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes, until the chicken is tender and white throughout.

CREAMY CREOLE SHRIMP AND CHICKEN OVER PENNE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tsp olive oil in a large skillet over Medium heat (You will need a pan big enough to add an entire jar of Alfredo sauce plus the shrimp and chicken).
• Add shrimp and saute until pink. (You can season the shrimp with Creole seasoning for more heat if you like). When pink and firm, remove from pan and set aside.
• Heat 1 tsp olive oil in the same large skillet over Medium/High heat.
• Add chicken and cook until no longer pink. (You can also season chicken with Creole seasoning for heat). Remove from pan and set aside.
• In the same pan, heat 1 Tbsp olive oil over Medium - Medium/High heat.
• Add green onions, diced tomatoes, 2 tsp Creole seasoning and garlic powder. Cook for 5-7 minutes until a there is a good amount of liquid in the pan from tomatoes.
• Add Alfredo sauce to tomato mixture and stir to combine.
• Add shrimp and chicken to Alfredo/tomato mixture and stir gently to combine.
• Reduce heat to Medium/Low. Cover and allow to simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce reaches a warm/hot serving temperature. About 8 - 10 minutes.
• While sauce is heating, cook Penne according to the directions on the box.
• When sauce is hot and penne is cooked, serve sauce mixture over Penne pasta.

CAJUN CHICKEN & SHRIMP CREOLE

Steps:

• Place the chicken thighs in the bottom of the Crock-pot slow cooker. Add the remaining ingredients except for the shrimp, lemon-juice, hot sauce and rice. cove and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours. In the last hour of cooking, add the lemon-juice, shrimp. and hot sauce. Serve over the hot rice.

CREOLE CHICKEN AND SHRIMP

Steps:

• Brown bacon in a large, heavy soup pot. Remove from pan and set aside.
• Add 1 Tablespoon Canola oil to the bacon grease in the hot pan.
• In a bowl, toss the minced vegetables with the flour; then add this mixture to the hot pan of grease. Stir and cook quickly until caramel brown to create a chunky roux. Remove veggie/roux mixture from the pan and set aside. Don't worry if there are still brown scrapings in the bottom of the pan.
• Add 1 Tablespoon Canola oil to the hot pan, then add chicken chunks and lightly brown chicken.
• Return the chopped bacon and cooked veggie mixture to the pan along with the browned chicken. Add the sliced Andouille sausage.
• Add to the pan: sherry, salt, Worcestershire, Tabasco, pepper, thyme, sugar, Creole seasoning, and parsley, stirring in and including the scrapings from the bottom of the pan. Turn heat to low and simmer with the lid on for 30 minutes.
• Creole can be cooled and refrigerated at this point to rest overnight. When ready to serve, heat slowly and return to a low simmer before continuing with the directions.
• Remove pan lid and add shrimp and cream to the mixture. Heat thoroughly for about 10 minutes on low, stirring gently, until the sauce is hot and the shrimp are cooked through. Be careful not to overcook the shrimp.
• Season with salt if desired.
• Serve over hot fluffy rice, with a spicy Caesar salad and enjoy!

ROAST CHICKEN WITH CREOLE STUFFING

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook rice according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a skillet, cook sausages in oil until a thermometer reads 160°. Remove sausages, reserving drippings. When cool enough to handle, cut sausages in half lengthwise, then into 1/4-in. pieces; set aside. , Saute onion, garlic and peppers in drippings until tender, about 4 minutes. Add the tomatoes, lemon juice, basil, sugar, hot pepper sauce, bouillon, chili powder, pepper, thyme and 1 teaspoon salt; cook and stir for 5 minutes. Add to the cooked rice. Stir in ham, shrimp, if desired, parsley and sausage; mix lightly. , Just before baking, stuff the chicken with about 3-1/2 cups stuffing. Place remaining stuffing in a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish; cover and refrigerate. Place chicken on a rack in a roasting pan; tie drumsticks together. Combine paprika, pepper and remaining salt; rub over chicken. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1-1/2 hours, basting every 30 minutes. Cover and bake 1-1/2 hours longer or until juices run clear. Bake additional stuffing for the last 40 minutes of baking time, uncovering during the last 10 minutes.