Chicken & Okra Creole Recipe
This Chicken & Okra Creole Recipe is a delicious New Orleans classic and a change of pace from the traditional Gumbo.
A “Creole”, like Shrimp Creole or Chicken and Okra Creole, is a tomato-based spicy stew and differs from Étouffée and Gumbo is that it does not start with a roux. Making this a quick meal for a busy weeknight.
To really speed things up, use rotisserie chicken, and your done in under 20 minutes. Boom.
Chicken and Okra Creole
A spicy Creole stew filled with amazing taste but done in a flash. Can't find or don't like okra, substitute green beans or eggplant. Okra has a thickening quality so your stew will not thicken with green beans or eggplant, you may need to add a little corn starch if you'd like the stew a little thicker.
This meal is packed with wonderful flavors and is special enough for a celebration meal but fast and easy enough for any weeknight meal. Dinner in less than 30 minutes!
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon chopped
- 4 breasts chicken sliced into 1/2 inch strips
- 16 oz fresh or frozen okra, sliced
- 1 14.5 oz can chopped tomatoes
- 1 cup onion chopped
- 1 cup corn
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tsp Creole seasoning
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 6 Steamed rice
Instructions
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Season the chicken strips with 1 t Creole seasoning and salt and pepper to taste, set aside.
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Cook the bacon in a large heavy bottomed pan over medium-high heat until crisp.
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Remove bacon from the pan, leaving bacon drippings and any brown pieces.
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Place bacon on paper towel lined plate to drain.
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Add chicken to the bacon drippings and brown chicken.
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Add the okra, tomatoes, onions, corn, water, and season with 1 t Creole seasoning, salt, and pepper to taste, stir and cook on medium-high for about 5 minutes.
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Reduce the heat and simmer for about 15 minutes until all of the vegetables are tender and chicken is fully cooked.
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Serve over the steamed rice with crumbled bacon on top.
Recipe Notes
Serve with a simple green salad, crusty French bread or cornbread for a delicious dinner that's packed with flavor and quick and easy enough for any weeknight meal.
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