This Cajun Chicken, Sausage, and “Rice” dish is so easy and amazing! A one-pot dinner in under 30 minutes! Full of flavor and heartiness from the vegetables, your whole family will enjoy it.
I made up this recipe one night, honestly because I had leftover chicken and I didn’t know what to do with it. I always have zucchini and squash. so, I just started throwing things in the pot to see what made my dish look colorful. I realized the chicken wasn’t enough, so I chopped up some link sausage and immediately thought of a Cajun dish. I found my yummy Zatarain’s seasoning and went to town. Boy was this a winner!
One of the reasons this one is my personal favorite is because it is a way I can use up some leftover chicken. The rest of the ingredients are usually always on hand in my fridge and pantry.
Ingredients:
- Onion – I prefer yellow onions. They are sweet and have less bite than white or purple onions.
- Yellow Squash/Zucchini Squash- These are on my grocery list weekly. They go well with anything or even by themselves sauteed with butter and seasoning.
- Link Sausage – I always have this on hand because it is great in dishes like this, or grilled alone, or in a hot dog (whcih is my husbands favorite)
- Chicken- This can be breasts or thighs. You can use Grilled, baked, or rotisserie.
- “Rice” – You can use riced cauliflower (fresh or frozen), or one of our favorites is Natural Heavens Hearts of Palm White Rice. This one is a family favorite because the texture is closer to actual rice and it does a great job soaking in the seasonings from the dish.
- Chicken Broth – You can also use Veggie broth (Broths are always good to have on hand)
- McCormick Himalayan Pink Salt with Black Pepper and Garlic All Purpose Seasoning – If you haven’t tried this stuff, you should try it. It is my favorite seasoning! It goes well with everything!
- Cajun Creole Seasoning – You can use your favorite one here. I like the Zatarains for my family, but I have used a spicier ones like Slap ya Momma or Tonys before and they are also great options!
- Thyme – I really like this flavor , but f you don’t like thyme, you can omit. I just take a good pinch and crush in my fingers to release the flavor as I drop it in the pot.
Leftovers into a Second Dinner
This meal is so good, but it is only about 6 servings. If my husband doesn’t want to take the leftovers for lunch the next day, I like to transform the leftovers into a whole new dinner by fluffing it up. Fluffed-up dinners are my favorite because it is SO easy and hardly any extra work for that dinner.
How to Fluff! These are ways I would fluff up my dinner so that I can have a full serving for each of us the next night. You can use 1 or all of my suggestions, depending on how many people you need to serve. I would also just season to taste and add more broth if needed.
- Add more chicken or sausage, if you have any.
- Add more zucchini or squash, if you have any.
- Add a can of Fire Roasted Tomatos- Keep in mind the carb count goes up a little with tomatoes.
- Add a can of rinsed Red Beans – Keep in mind the carb count will go up with beans (I usually pick my out and give to my girls- they love beans!
- Make some Keto/Low Carb Cheddar Cheese Biscuits
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Keto/Low Carb Cajun Chicken, Sausage, and “Rice”
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 medium onion – diced
- 1 yellow squash – chopped
- 1 zucchini squash -chopped
- 2-3 link sausage – chopped in bite size
- 9-12 oz Hearts of Palm Rice *See Notes
- 3 cups Chicken – cooked and chopped in bite size
- ½ -1 cup Chicken broth
- 1 tsp McCormickHimalayan Pink Salt with Black Pepper and Garlic All Purpose Seasoning *See Notes
- 1 Tbsp ZatarainsCreole seasoning * see notes *See Notes
- Pinch Thyme
Instructions
- In medium stock pot, heat up olive oil
- Sauté onion and both squash until onions are translucent and squash is soft
- Stir in sausage and cook until sausage is warmed through
- Stir in “rice”
- Add in broth* See notes
- Add seasonings and stir
- Stir in chicken
- Put lid on and let it simmer for 5-10 minutes.
- Ready to eat.
Notes
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