Best Cajun Paella Recipes

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Chicken, shrimp, crawfish, andouille sausage, mushrooms, bell peppers and onion come together into a rice-based dish that no one can resist! I've never been accused of timid use of ingredients!

Provided by J. D. Tyre

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork Sausage

Time 1h15m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
4 chicken leg quarters
2 (8 ounce) packages dirty rice mix
5 cups water
2 pounds whole cooked crawfish, peeled
¾ medium shrimp - peeled and deveined
½ pound andouille sausage, sliced into rounds
2 cups sliced mushrooms
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
1 large sweet onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced

Steps:

Heat oil in a heavy Dutch oven over medium high heat. Sear chicken on all sides until browned. Stir in dirty rice mix and water. Stir in crawfish, shrimp, sausage, mushrooms, bell pepper, onion and garlic. Bring mixture to a boil, and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until rice is tender, and moisture is absorbed, 25 to 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 757.1 calories, Carbohydrate 62.8 g, Cholesterol 277.4 mg, Fat 30.5 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 54.6 g, SaturatedFat 8.4 g, Sodium 1867 mg, Sugar 2.1 g

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Make and share this Cajun Paella recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Chef Joseph Davis

Categories Stew

Time 55m

Yield 15 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

1 tablespoon salt, seasoned
1 can artichoke heart
1 tablespoon turmeric
3 cups converted rice
2 bell peppers, sliced
2 lbs sliced smoked sausage
2 (1 lb) cans diced tomatoes
2 tablespoons dried Italian seasoning
2 cans broth
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 lbs diced raw chicken
1 lb diced tasso
2 lbs peeled shrimp
2 large onions, diced
1 can French onion soup
1 lb frozen green pea

Steps:

In a large NON STICK pot heat oil till smoking an brown diced chicken,sauage, then tasso.
Add diced onions reduce heat after onions are opiac.
add shrimp, tomatos onion soup, italian seasoning an salt.
mix well, let simmer 20 minutes.
add bell peppers, artichokes an any other vegs disered.
reduce heat to low.
cook 3 cups of rice, substituting broth for the water.
Add 1 T turmic to rice for color.
mix together meat& rice garnish with parsley are green onions.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 710.5, Fat 40.5, SaturatedFat 12.6, Cholesterol 181.2, Sodium 1842, Carbohydrate 44.2, Fiber 3.7, Sugar 5.8, Protein 40.3

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Best Cajun Paella Recipes

CAJUN PAELLA

Chicken, shrimp, crawfish, andouille sausage, mushrooms, bell peppers and onion come together into a rice-based dish that no one can resist! I've never been accused of timid use of ingredients!

CAJUN PAELLA

Make and share this Cajun Paella recipe from Food.com.

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