Enjoy a flavorful slow cooked dinner – chicken, bacon and vegetables served over rice. Perfect if you love Cajun cuisine.
Slow-Cooker Cajun-Seasoned Chicken
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 8 hr 15 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 3 slices bacon, cut up
- 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1/4 cup chopped celery
- 1 1/4 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
- 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 1/3 cups uncooked regular long-grain white rice
- 2 2/3 cups water
Instructions
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Step1In 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium-high heat until crisp. Add bell pepper, onion and celery; cook 2 to 3 minutes longer or until crisp-tender. With slotted spoon, spoon bacon and vegetables into 3 1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker.
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Step2Sprinkle chicken thighs with 1 teaspoon of the Cajun seasoning; place in same skillet. Cook chicken 4 to 5 minutes, turning once, until browned on both sides. Arrange chicken and any remaining drippings over vegetables in slow cooker. Pour tomatoes over chicken. Stir in remaining teaspoon Cajun seasoning.
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Step3Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 9 hours.
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Step4About 30 minutes before serving time, cook rice in water as directed on package. Serve chicken and sauce over rice.
Nutrition
520
Calories
15g
Total Fat
38g
Protein
59g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 520
- Calories from Fat
- 130
- Total Fat
- 15g
- 22%
- Saturated Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 23%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 95mg
- 32%
- Sodium
- 630mg
- 26%
- Potassium
- 660mg
- 19%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 59g
- 20%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 9%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 38g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 20%
- 20%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 35%
- 35%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 4 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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