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Cajun Smothered Chicken in a cast iron pan

Delicious Cajun Smothered Chicken!

This was inspired by and adapted from a recipe from Rouse's Cajun Issue Magazine
One pot easy and delicious Cajun dish which your whole family will enjoy! Try this mouthwatering Cajun Smothered Chicken today!
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 1 hr 4 mins
Total Time 1 hr 14 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Cajun, louisiana
Servings 2 servings
Calories 1027 kcal

Equipment

  • Covered Cast Iron Pan

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lb chicken thighs, bone in and skin on
  • ¼ cup all purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ¾ cup chicken broth plus additional if needed
  • 2 stalks celery diced
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 1 small green bell pepper diced
  • 8 cloves garlic minced (use more or less to suit your tastes)
  • ½ tablespoon Cajun seasoning add additional at the end of cooking to taste
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste
  • 1 bay leaf

Instructions
 

  • Season your chicken with the Cajun seasoning. Then dust each piece with flour and shake off any excess.
    Chicken thighs seasoned and dusted with flour on a white plate
  • Prep your veggies: dice the onion, green bell pepper, and celery. Mince the garlic.
    Diced onion, celery, and green bell pepper with a bay leaf on top
  • Heat the olive oil in a cast iron pan (preferably) on med high. Once the pan is very hot, add the chicken and brown on both sides. It should only take 1-2 minutes on each side to brown the chicken.
    browned chicken thighs in a cast iron pan
  • Then add the bay leaf, diced onion, green bell pepper, celery, garlic, and chicken broth to the pan. Stir everything around, cover, turn down the heat and simmer for 1 hour. Check and stir every 20 minutes or so and add a tiny bit of additional broth if you feel there is not enough gravy.
    Chicken thighs covered with diced onion, green bell pepper, celery, and garlic
  • After the hour, taste and adjust the seasoning by adding salt, pepper, and additional Cajun seasoning to your tastes.
    Cajun Smothered Chicken cooking in a cast iron pan
  • Bon appetit!!
    Cajun Smothered Chicken in a cast iron pan

Notes

Serve this Cajun Smothered Chicken with some hot cooked white rice.  Be sure to spoon lots and lots of the tender veggies and delicious gravy on top of your chicken and rice!
Enjoy this most delicious dish, courtesy of Louisiana Cajun Country!
 

Nutrition

Calories: 1027kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 68gFat: 72gSaturated Fat: 19gPolyunsaturated Fat: 14gMonounsaturated Fat: 32gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 378mgSodium: 362mgPotassium: 1191mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1484IUVitamin C: 37mgCalcium: 91mgIron: 4mg
Keyword cajun food, chicken thighs, smothered chicken
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