Slow Smoked Chicken Cajun Soup Food

SLOW-SMOKED CHICKEN CAJUN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 2 T. olive oil in a large soup pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Saute onion, celery, and green pepper for about 5 minutes, until softened. Add potato, and cook for another 5 minutes.
• Add fresh thyme, bay leaves and Cajun seasoning, and cook for another minute or so to blend seasonings in, then stir in tomatoes. Cook for another minute or so to blend, then add chicken, okra, and cole slaw mix and combine.
• Stir in chicken broth and water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Stir in spinach, then cover and simmer for another 5 minutes.
• Before serving, taste for seasoning, and add salt, if necessary. (Some Cajun seasonings have a lot of salt, so additional salt might not be necessary.) Remove thyme sprigs and bay leaves. Enjoy!

SLOW-COOKER CAJUN-SEASONED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In 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.
• Sprinkle 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.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 9 hours.
• About 30 minutes before serving time, cook rice in water as directed on package. Serve chicken and sauce over rice.

CAJUN CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking pan with aluminum foil.
• Pat drumsticks with paper towels until dry.
• Combine baking powder, salt, black pepper, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, basil, thyme, oregano, cumin and cayenne pepper in a medium bowl. Add melted butter and stir until combined. Add drumsticks and toss until fully coated. Place drumsticks into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until drumsticks are no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, 20 to 25 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

EASY SLOW COOKER CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Mix water, cream of mushroom soup, chicken, onion, celery, carrots, baby bell peppers, and onion soup mix together in a slow cooker.
• Cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours. Shred chicken using two forks and stir soup well.