Slow-Cooker Cajun-Style Chicken with Sausage and Corn

Name: Slow-Cooker Cajun-Style Chicken with Sausage and Corn
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: US & Canada, American, Creole & Cajun
Ingredients: 12 , bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (5 to 6 ounces each), trimmed of any yellow or white fat (see note); , Salt and ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons, vegetable oil, plus more as needed; 2 , medium onions, chopped medium; 6 , medium garlic cloves, minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 2 tablespoons); 2 cups, low-sodium chicken broth; 1 pound, kielbasa sausage, sliced into 1-inch pieces; 1 tablespoon, minced fresh thyme leaves or 1 teaspoon dried; 1/2 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 4 ears, corn, husks and silk removed, cut into 2-inch lengths (see note); 1/4 cup, unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 (12-ounce) jar, roasted red pepper, rinsed and cut into 1-inch strips (about 1 1/2 cups); 1/4 cup, minced fresh parsley leaves

Main Courses
US & Canada
American
Creole & Cajun
Fruits & Vegetables
Meat
Poultry
Chicken
Pork
Vegetables
Slow Cooker

While we are big fans of the convenience of slow cookers, we know that successful results can be hard to come by. In this case we wanted to take a classic Cajun stew of chicken and sausage with corn—called maque choux—and give it a whirl in a slow cooker.

SERVES 6

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