Creolechickensoup Recipes

CHICKEN CREOLE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in 5 to 6 quart dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• Cook onions, celery, bell pepper, garlic and chicken in butter 7 to 9 minutes, stirring frequently, until onion is softened and chicken is no longer pink in the center.
• Stir in flour.
• Cook 5 to 6 minutes, stirring constantly, until flour is light brown.
• Stir in remaining ingredients except rice and water.
• Heat to boiling; reduce heat to medium low.
• Cover and cook 25 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chicken is tender.
• Meanwhile, cook rice in water as directed on package; stir cooked rice into soup.
• Remove bay leaves.

CHICKEN CREOLE SOUP

Steps:

• In 5- to 6-quart Dutch oven, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onions, celery, bell pepper, garlic and chicken; cook 7 to 9 minutes, stirring frequently, until onion is softened.
• Stir in flour. Cook 5 to 6 minutes, stirring constantly, until flour is light brown.
• Stir in remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover; cook 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender and chicken is no longer pink in center. Remove bay leaves.

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.

CREOLE CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Combine ingredients in a 6 quart slow cooker.
• Cook on high for 1 hour.
• Stir, reduce heat to low and cook 7 - 9 hours.
• Remove chicken from the pot, cool slightly.
• Chop chicken into bite-sized pieces; return to pot.

GUMBO STYLE CHICKEN CREOLE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Stir in flour and cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes or until mixture is the color of a copper penny. Reduce heat to low and stir in bell pepper and onion. Cook 10 to 15 minutes, or until tender, stirring occasionally.
• Add chicken, tomatoes with green chile peppers, mushrooms, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, soy sauce, sugar, salt, pepper and hot sauce. Stir together, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Add chicken broth or water if mixture is too thick for your liking.

CREOLE CHICKEN STEW WITH BABY LIMA BEANS

Steps:

• Brown bacon in a 4-quart chef's pan or saute pan over medium heat, 4 to 6 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
• Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper and add to the bacon drippings in the pan. Brown over medium heat, about 4 minutes per side. Remove from the pan and set aside.
• Add onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic to the same pan and cook in the drippings over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cut browned chicken thighs into bite-sized pieces and chop the browned bacon. Add to the vegetables once tender. Stir in frozen baby lima beans, crushed tomatoes, and chicken broth. Season with Creole seasoning and adjust salt and pepper, if necessary.
• Press lima beans down into the cooking broth so they cook evenly. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook uncovered, stirring every 5 to 10 minutes, until chicken is cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the chicken should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

CREOLE SOUP

Steps:

• 1. In a 4 quart pot cook bacon until crisp. Remove and save.
• 2. In the bacon fat saute the vegetables until crisp tender. I drain the fat or blot with a paper towel.
• 3. Stir in soup, tomatoes (breaking them up if needed), water, bay leaf and hot pepper sauce.
• 4. Bring just to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes. Add bacon. Discard bay leaf and serve passing more hot sauce if needed.
• 5. I have also added a can of green chilies to this soup and some sausage cut into slices or diced is a good addition.

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.