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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This is my husbands favorite dish. I make it very hot, but it can be modified to taste. It can also be made vegetarian, by subbing tofu for the meat, but you may lose a little without the andouille sausage. I serve it over brown rice, but it can be eaten alone, or over egg noodles as well. Ingredients:
1 lb. chicken tenders, or 2 chicken breasts (boneless, skinless) |
1 package of andouille sausage (this is absolutely the best one to use- i have tried subbing others and nothing else compares) |
1 can of diced tomatoes- in the summer i use 10 roma tomatoes |
1 green bell pepper |
1 medium purple onion (for the most flavor) |
1-2 tbsp. minced garlic or 2 cloves fresh |
1 tbsp. crisco (can sub olive oil) |
cajun seasoning |
cayenne pepper |
italian seasoning |
fresh ground black pepper |
salt (i use kosher) |
franks red hot or tabasco (it is easier to get out of hand with tabasco, so i use franks) |
white or brown rice, or pasta of choice |
Directions:
1. 1. Chop chicken breasts or tenders into bite size morsels
2. Cut sausage lengthwise then into bite size morsels
3. Chop up onion and green pepper coarsely
4. Chop tomatoes if not using canned
5. Mash garlic if not using minced
6. Heat Crisco (or olive oil) in a LARGE skillet, preferably Stainless Steel on med-high heat
7. Add chicken and sausage, as well as some of the salt, black and Cayenne pepper, Cajun and Italian seasoning to taste- be moderate, as the Cayenne pepper and Cajun seasoning get more flavor with the cooking time and you will be adding more
8. When the chicken and sausage is almost cooked through, remove from pan and set on a plate leaving the drippings in the pan
9. Add a little more Crisco or olive oil and onion and garlic, cooking until the onion is tender and garlic is browning
10. Add green pepper and tomatoes (I add a little salt at this point to bring out the flavors)
11. Pour in some Frank's Red Hot, I use about 1/8 c.
12. Stir all the ingredients together, and simmer for 5-10 minutes
13. Add the chicken and sausage to the pan and taste
14. Add more Cayenne pepper, Italian seasoning, Cajun seasoning as you feel necessary
15. Simmer for about 15-20 minutes
16. Serve over rice or pasta, with Franks or Tabasco on the side (I pour some on just before I eat it)
17. Enjoy!
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