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Skillet Creole Chicken Fricassee

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on October 7, 2011

Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Skillet Creole Chicken Fricassee

Ingredients

4 (6- to 8-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed and halved crosswise3 teaspoons Creole seasoning 8 ounces andouille sausage, cut into ½-inch-thick rounds3 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 onion, chopped3 celery ribs, sliced thin1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped4 garlic cloves, minced¼ cup all-purpose flour 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth

Instructions

  1. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and sprinkle with 2 teaspoons Creole seasoning. Cook sausage in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer sausage to paper towel-lined plate, leaving fat in skillet. Cook chicken in sausage fat until browned, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to plate with sausage.
  2. Add oil, onion, celery, and pepper to now-empty skillet and cook until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in flour and remaining teaspoon Creole seasoning and cook until flour begins to brown, about 1 minute.
  3. Slowly stir in broth until smooth. Return chicken and sausage to skillet. Cover and simmer until chicken registers 160 degrees, about 10 minutes. Serve.
Skillet Creole Chicken Fricassee

Skillet Creole Chicken Fricassee

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Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

4 (6- to 8-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed and halved crosswise
3 teaspoons Creole seasoning
8 ounces andouille sausage, cut into ½-inch-thick rounds
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
3 celery ribs, sliced thin
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
¼ cup all-purpose flour
2 cups low-sodium chicken broth

Ingredients

4 (6- to 8-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed and halved crosswise
3 teaspoons Creole seasoning
8 ounces andouille sausage, cut into ½-inch-thick rounds
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
3 celery ribs, sliced thin
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
¼ cup all-purpose flour
2 cups low-sodium chicken broth

Ingredients

4 (6- to 8-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed and halved crosswise
3 teaspoons Creole seasoning
8 ounces andouille sausage, cut into ½-inch-thick rounds
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
3 celery ribs, sliced thin
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
¼ cup all-purpose flour
2 cups low-sodium chicken broth

Why This Recipe Works

We wanted a quick chicken fricassee flavored with sausage and Creole seasoning that was both delicious and perfect for a quick weeknight meal. Our Skillet Creole Chicken Fricassee recipe is all of those things—it cooks in less than 30 minutes and uses only one dish.

Instructions

  1. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and sprinkle with 2 teaspoons Creole seasoning. Cook sausage in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer sausage to paper towel-lined plate, leaving fat in skillet. Cook chicken in sausage fat until browned, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to plate with sausage.
  2. Add oil, onion, celery, and pepper to now-empty skillet and cook until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in flour and remaining teaspoon Creole seasoning and cook until flour begins to brown, about 1 minute.
  3. Slowly stir in broth until smooth. Return chicken and sausage to skillet. Cover and simmer until chicken registers 160 degrees, about 10 minutes. Serve.

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