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Baked Creole Chicken Recipe
Creole Chicken is a baked chicken recipe using a spicy tomato-based sauce with vegetables and spices. Serve over rice.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 690 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Creole
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 medium yellow onion diced
- 1 bell pepper seeded and diced
- 1/2 cup scallions chopped
- 30 ounces diced tomatoes un-drained
- 2 tablespoons hot sauce
- 1 tablespoons paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 teaspoons fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon marjoram
- 3 1/3 pounds chicken drumsticks
- 4 links chicken andouille sausage sliced into discs
- 6 cups cooked rice optional
Instructions
- In a large sauce pan or Dutch oven, heat vegetable oil. Add yellow onion, bell pepper and scallions. Saute until soft, approximately 5 minutes. Add canned tomatoes through marjoram. Stir and cook down for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pat drumsticks with a paper towel and then season with fine sea salt and pepper. In a large skillet, brown chicken in 4 batches, rotating drumsticks as you go. Each batch should take about 5 minutes.
- Transfer chicken to 9x13 or larger roasting pan. Add andouille sausage discs. Cover with Creole vegetable sauce.
- Bake for 30 minutes. Remove and make sure chicken internal temperature has reached 165 and juices run clear. Spoon over cooked rice and enjoy your Creole Chicken!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
690kcal
(35%)
Carbohydrates
55g
(18%)
Protein
44g
(88%)
Fat
31g
(48%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Cholesterol
192mg
(64%)
Sodium
1478mg
(62%)
Potassium
958mg
(27%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
1610IU
(32%)
Vitamin C
45mg
(50%)
Calcium
98mg
(10%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 690
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 690kcal | 35% |
| Carbohydrates | 55g | 18% |
| Protein | 44g | 88% |
| Fat | 31g | 48% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 192mg | 64% |
| Sodium | 1478mg | 62% |
| Potassium | 958mg | 20% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 1610IU | 32% |
| Vitamin C | 45mg | 50% |
| Calcium | 98mg | 10% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.