Crockpot Smoked Sausage, Chicken & Rice
Equipment
- quart crockpot/slow cooker
- 1 Medium sauce pan
Ingredients
- 3 large skinless, boneless chicken breasts
- 1 lb smoked sausage link, cut into 1/4 - 1/2 inch rings
- 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
- 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
- 3 ribs celery, chopped
- 1 (14.5oz) canned diced tomatoes
- 3 bay leaves, whole
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp crushed red peppers, (optional)
- 1 cup chicken broth
RIce
- 1 1/2 cups uncooked white long grain rice
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1 TBS butter
Instructions
- In the bottom of a 6 quart crockpot place chicken. Top with sausage, onion, bell pepper, celery, tomatoes, broth, bay leaves, thyme, garlic powder, salt, & pepper.
- Mix well. Place lid on crockpot and cook on high for 4 - 5 hours or low 6 - 8 hours until chicken is tender and cooked through.
- 30 minutes before chicken is done, make rice on stove top. Place 1 1 /2 cups water, 1 1/2 cups chicken broth and 1 TBS butter into medium sauce pan over high heat. Bring to a boil. Add rice, stir, place lid on pot, and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Pull out bay leaves (this is a very important step). After chicken is tender, shred on a cutting board and add back into crockpot, add cooked rice and stir to combine. The rice will absorb excess liquid in crockpot when allowed to sit for 5 minutes or so. Enjoy.