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Chef Mimi, a novice at slow cookin, will choose 1 ingredient (meat/veggie/fruit/herb) to be thrown in the crock. Chef Tiffany, an experienced slow cookin specialist, will then post a recipe featuring the ingredient of the week, challenging Mimi to learn new moves in the kitchen.

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Thursday, August 5, 2010

The Recipe: Cheesy Shrimp & Chicken Jambalaya

Prep:  20 mins
Cook:  Low 5 hours, High 3.0 hours
Serving Size:  6
Category:  Seafood/Poultry

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup sliced celery
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 14.5-ounce can tomatoes, cut up
  • 1 14-ounce can chicken broth
  • 1/2 of a 6-ounce can (1/3 cup) tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1.5 teaspoons Cajun seasoning or 1 recipe *Homemade Cajun Seasoning (ingredients listed; recipe below)
    • white pepper
    • garlic powder
    • onion powder
    • ground red pepper
    • paprika
    • black pepper
  • 1.5 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into 3/4 inch chunks
  • 1 cup instant rice
  • 1 box Rice-a-Roni Creamy Four Cheese Rice
  • 8 ounces cooked, peeled, deveined shrimp 
  • 1 green pepper, chopped
  • 1 red pepper chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 tablespoons Texas Pete Hot Sauce
  • 3 teaspoons Chef Paul Prudhomme's Salt Free Magic Seasoning Blend
Preparation:
*Homemade Cajun Seasoning:  In a small bowl combine 1/4 teaspoon white pepper, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon onion powder, 1/8 ground red pepper, 1/4 teaspoon paprika and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper.  

Combine celery, onion, undrained tomatoes, chicken broth, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce and Cajun seasoning in the crock. 

Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 5 to 6 hours or on high-heat setting for 2.5 to 3 hours. 

Stir in instant rice, the entire rice-a-roni box, shrimp and peppers. Cover and cook 10-15 mins or until most of the liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.

- Chef Tiffany

3 comments:

  1. YAY! sounds delish! Interesting cajun seasoning, can't wait to give it a try :)

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  2. This was so good! It was covered with so much cheese that, old smokey has nothing on this dish!!!! It was just as good as left overs too!

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  3. There are a couple of ingredients missing in the preparation so, I just improvised. This recipe has you preparing some of the veggies and seasonings first. I added the garlic cloves, Chef Paul Prudhomme's Magic, and the Texas Pete to be slow cooked before I add the meat, rice, and peppers. I am only using shrimp so, I did not need the chicken preparation instructions. Read my post in the Consumption to find out how this dish turned out! I can't wait!

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