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Recipe Index Ā» Ingredients Ā» Chicken & Poultry Ā» Crockpot Chicken, Sausage, & Rice

Crockpot Chicken, Sausage, & Rice

Published by Meaghan on August 5, 2014 | last updated on February 7, 2022.

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An easy Cajun-style dinner, this Crockpot Chicken, Sausage, & Rice is quickly assembled in the bowl of your slow cooker, and comes out a perfect savory dinner that can easily feed a hungry crowd without any extra calories.
Crockpot Chicken, Sausage, & Rice shown in a white bowl with fresh herbs in the back ground

This easy Cajun and rice dinner is chock full of meat, making it the perfect low calorie meal on a family budget, especially since it’s bursting at the seams with flavor.

Do you ever have times where you feel the need to disconnect?

To step away from the computer, from social media, altogether for a few days and just reconnect with the world around you?

To reconnect with your family, your spouse, your children?

Crockpot Chicken, Sausage, & Rice shown in the black crock of a slow cooker

For us, it’s been the past four or five days.

All the kids are home and it’s summer and sometimes we find we just need to be ‘present’.

It’s amazing all that we always manage to get done during our completely unhooked periods.

We deep cleaned.

I’m talking the whole house, furniture pulled away from walls and cleaned behind.

Carpets washed. Walls painted. Clothes and toys purged.

We had movie days and movie nights.

We rode bikes and threw footballs. We spent time with family.

We talked.

It was a much-needed and refreshing change of pace.

But, starting tomorrow we’ll be back on the blog, emails will be re-opened, and social media re-visited.

a wooden spoon scooping out the cooked chicken, sausage, and rice

Thanks guys for understanding the need to occasionally go off-line.

I promise the rest of this week holds several goodies in store!

crockpot chicken sausage and rice shown served in a white bowl

For me, the crock pot is a summer must-have for come dinnertime, because turning the oven on is so not happening. 

When we think crock pot cooking, I know I typically think warm winter stews and casseroles, but it’s actually the steamy miserably muggy months when the crock pot becomes my BFF.

My let’s make beautiful kitchen magic together, and save me money at the same, time forever friend.

crockpot chicken sausage and rice shown served in a white bowl with a parsley leave on top for garnish

Crockpot Chicken, Sausage, & Rice is another one of my favorite crock pot meals to make, whatever the season.

The chicken comes out cooked to tender perfection and pairs perfectly with the sausage. So much flavor!

Round out the meal by serving this with a nice, warm piece of crusty bread and a refreshing side salad.

(Even better? This recipe is 100 % Weight Watchers friendly!)

 

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Crockpot Chicken, Sausage, and Rice

An easy Cajun style dinner, this 'casserole' cooks itself in the crock pot and features both chicken and smoked sausage.
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Author: Meaghan @ 4 Sons R Us
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Ingredients

  • 1 tsp crushed red peppers
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp thyme leaves
  • 1 tbsp paprika
  • 1 lb smoked sausage cut in 1" pieces
  • 2 cups coarsely chopped onions
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped green bell pepper
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped red bell pepper
  • 1 cup sliced celery
  • 1 14-1/2 oz can diced tomatoes undrained
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 6 boneless skinless chicken thighs, about 2 lbs
  • 2 cups instant white rice

Instructions

  • Rinse chicken and pat dry
  • Place sausage, bell peppers, onions, celery, tomatoes, broth, bay leaves, thyme, paprika, and garlic powder in slow cooker.
  • Stir to blend well.
  • Top with chicken and sprinkle with black pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes.
  • Cover and cook 8 hours on low or 4 hours on high until chicken is cooked through and vegetables are tender.
  • Add rice and stir gently.
  • Cover and cook 15 to 20 minutes until rice is tender.
  • Remove bay leaves and chicken bones before serving.

Notes

For best results, do not remove lid during cooking.
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  1. apuginthekitchen says

    August 5, 2014 at 5:11 pm

    Yum!

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  2. nimmiafzal says

    August 8, 2014 at 12:30 pm

    woww….looks really tasty!! loved it…
    happy to meet you:-)
    happy FF

    Reply
  3. Kaila511 says

    August 8, 2014 at 1:27 pm

    I don’t have a crockpot, but I love the flavors in here. I might just have to come up with a stovetop version. Happy FF! šŸ˜€

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  4. Miz Helen says

    August 9, 2014 at 2:17 pm

    What a great Crockpot meal, I just love this combination of flavors! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a great weekend!
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

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  5. saucygander says

    August 9, 2014 at 6:08 pm

    It’s winter in Australia and this also sounds like the perfect winter dinner. And so simple too. Thank you for sharing this recipe with Fiesta Friday!
    I can relate to what you said about disconnecting from the internet for a while. It can be really refreshing, and it’s amazing how much difference it makes to family/friends quality time. Glad to hear you are back and recharged for more blogging fun!

    Reply
  6. Michelle says

    August 11, 2014 at 8:36 am

    oooh sound yummy, i love crockpot meals!

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  7. Antonia says

    May 6, 2018 at 8:58 am

    Looks delicious! Thank you for bringing it to the party, over at Fiesta Friday!

    Reply
  8. FrugalHausfrau says

    May 15, 2018 at 10:40 pm

    My Mom used to make something kind of like this but only with sausage! I bet the flavors all combined are wonderful. Thanks for sharing with us at Fiesta Friday!

    Mollie

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  9. Jeanette fairweather says

    August 6, 2019 at 8:45 am

    5 stars
    It’s the best thing iv made and my friends love it to

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    • 4sonsrus says

      August 6, 2019 at 11:01 am

      That’s awesome, Jeanette! It’s wonderful when you find a dish that’s easy to throw together that you know will still ‘wow’ a crowd šŸ™‚

      Reply
  10. M. Sch says

    April 7, 2021 at 7:27 am

    Could you add the rice before practice (at 7) to eat at 8? Or would the rice be over done.

    Trying to find a way to have the whole meal ready when we get home!

    Reply
  11. Richard Love says

    February 19, 2022 at 8:57 am

    5 stars
    Made this yesterday for family gathering. Used organic boneless, skinless thighs – about 3 lbs. Did not dice onion, but cut into quarters so onion-sensitive folks could remove, but flavor still included. Followed rest of recipe as written, and this was a huge hit. Only one grandchild did not go back for seconds, but everyone else did. Son brought Cuban bread and a rye bread from bakery to accent. This is a real winner!

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