Creole Chicken Recipe recipe

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Ingredients

4 skinless chicken thighs, or more to taste
1 pinch Creole seasoning, or more to taste
2 tablespoons butter
1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
1 cup water
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (6.8 ounce) package Spanish-style rice mix

Nutrition Info

400.1 calories
carbohydrate: 41.9 g
cholesterol: 93 mg
fat: 14.2 g
fiber: 3.6 g
protein: 27.3 g
saturatedFat: 5.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1750.6 mg
sugar: 4.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Season chicken thighs with Creole seasoning.

  2. Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat, cook chicken in the melted butter until browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a plate. Add tomatoes with green chile peppers, water, tomato sauce, and Spanish-style rice mix to the same skillet, stir well. Return chicken to the rice mixture and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover skillet, and simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center and rice is tender, about 40 minutes. Serve on a platter with chicken atop the rice.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

Spicy seasoned chicken thighs are cooked in Spanish rice. This is a good meal for a busy evening. After seasoning chicken and browning, it is left to cook while you tend to other preparations. This can be very spicy.

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