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Cajun Chicken and Rice Skillet

03/24/2015 by Judy 9 Comments

This Cajun Chicken and Rice Skillet is an easy one pot meal that’s hot, hot, hot!  Of course, if you don’t like the heat, you can turn it down with less cayenne pepper.

Cajun Chicken and RiceThis dish is a take off of a Cajun Dirty Rice. I slightly modified a spice mix recipe from a cookbook I love – Chef Paul Prudhomme’s Louisiana Kitchen (affiliate link).  It’s a very spicy mix, so if you have a tender tongue you may want to cut back on the cayenne pepper!

For today’s rice dish I used chicken breasts because that’s all I had in the freezer, but I think the addition of some andouille sausage would be welcome in here as well.  If you wanted to omit any protein and just make this a Cajun spiced rice side dish, go for it!  I realize this isn’t the prettiest looking thing you could eat but boy is it full of flavor.  If you want a more colorful dish, add different color bell peppers, or even carrots.

Cajun Chicken and Rice SkilletWake up your tastebuds with this Cajun Chicken and Rice Skillet, it’s a nice change of pace!

Cajun Chicken and Rice Skillet
 
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Ingredients
  • 2 chicken breasts, cut into chunks
  • 1 C. diced red bell pepper (about ½ lg. pepper)
  • 1 C. diced onion (about ½ lg. onion)
  • 1 C. sliced celery (about 3 sm. stalks)
  • 2 Tbls. oil
  • 2 Tbls. butter
  • 1½ C. rice (I used Uncle Ben's converted rice)
  • 3 C. chicken stock, heated
For the spice mix:
  • 2 tsp cayenne pepper (use 1 if you want less heat)
  • 1½ tsp. salt
  • 1½ tsp. pepper
  • 1¼ tsp. paprika
  • 1 tsp. dry mustard
  • 1 tsp. cumin
  • ½ tsp. corriander
  • ½ tsp. garlic powder
  • ½ tsp. thyme
  • ½ tsp. oregano
  • Garnish: chopped, fresh parsley
Instructions
  1. Combine spice mix ingredients and set aside.
  2. In large saucepan, heat oil and butter or medium high heat. Add chicken and veggies and stir/saute a couple minutes, Add spice mixture and continue to cook a couple minutes more. If it looks too dry, add more butter or oil.
  3. Add rice. Stir to combine, then add hot chicken stock.
  4. Cover pan, reduce heat and simmer about 20 minutes, until rice is cooked and broth is absorbed.
  5. Garnish with chopped parsley, if desired.
If you want more chicken/veggies than rice, increase the amount of chicken/veggies or use only 1 cup rice/2 cups stock.
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A deliciously spicy Cajun Chicken and Rice one pot dish!

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Filed Under: Main Dishes, Side Dishes, Cook Something, Chicken & Turkey Tagged With: Cajun, Creole, celery, chicken, red pepper, rice, spicy

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Comments

  1. Christie says

    03/24/2015 at 10:23

    I love all the spices in this recipe. This is going to be one fabulous chicken dinner.

    Reply
  2. Linda @ Veganosity says

    03/24/2015 at 10:32

    Yum! I love Cajun rice, the spicier the better! This looks great Judy!

    Reply
  3. Stephanie Stuart says

    03/24/2015 at 10:50

    Boy howdy you like it spicy! I have a bunch of crawfish in the fridge, I think I’ll try your recipe with that today! Thanks

    Reply
  4. Kacey @ The Cookie Writer says

    03/24/2015 at 11:43

    My husband will love this! I think shrimp would work nicely here, too!

    Reply
    • Judy says

      03/24/2015 at 12:03

      Shrimp would be great in this!

      Reply
  5. Alisa @ Go Dairy Free says

    03/24/2015 at 11:45

    You’ve made such a simple dish look and sound amazing! Just pinned for later…

    Reply
  6. Marye says

    03/24/2015 at 12:19

    Love the flavors in this! It’s the perfect weeknight meal! Pinning!

    Reply
  7. Anna says

    03/30/2015 at 18:21

    I made this tonight and it was fantastic! I lowered the cayenne as you suggested for my husband, but otherwise followed the recipe. It is a great week night recipe as it doesn’t take long to cook.
    I will be making this again and am thinking of increasing the vegetables and maybe using turkey kielbasa instead of chicken.
    Thanks, Judy, for a great recipe!

    Reply
    • Judy says

      03/30/2015 at 18:35

      Thanks for letting me know how it turned out for you! Love to hear from my readers. More veggies and turkey kielbasa sound like a good idea!!!

      Reply

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