Cajun Sausage & Dumplings
A Cajun spicy kick to the average chicken and dumplings recipe, served with Andouille sausage, peppers, and leftover pulled pork and topped with a basic salty dumplings.
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Ingredients
Cajun Sausage Stew
- 1 stick butter, ...[$1.00]
- 1 cup all purpose flour, ...[$0.23]
- 8 cups chicken stock, divided...[$2.80]
- 1 pkg Andouille sausage, diced...[$3.50]
- 1 large green bell pepper, diced...[$0.50]
- 1 large red bell pepper, ...[$0.50]
- 1 large onion, diced...[$0.50]
- 2 stalks celery, diced...[$0.57]
- 3 cups cooked pulled pork, leftovers...[$2.00]
- 3 cloves garlic, minced...[$0.30]
- 2 tbsp Cajun/Creole seasoning, ...[$0.66]
Dumplings
- 1 cup all purpose flour, ...[$0.23]
- 1 tsp baking powder, ...[$0.04]
- 1 tsp salt, ...[$0.07]
- ½ stick butter, cubed and cold...[$0.50]
- 1 large egg, ...[$0.23]
- 1 cup milk, ...[$0.23]
Instructions
- For dumplings, combine flour, baking powder, salt and cold butter in a medium bowl. Cut butter into flour mixture.
- Blend together egg and milk to make a paste. Set aside mixture until later.
- In a saucepot, melt butter and then stir in flour to make a roux over low heat. When you make a thick paste, stir in 1 cup of chicken stock and keep warm.
- In a large slow cooker combine remaining chicken stock and other ingredients for the stew. Pour in warm roux sauce and stir everything in slow cooker.
- Drop in spoonful's of dumpling dough into slow cooker. Dough will sink at first but rise to top as it cooks. Set to low and cook for 6 hours.
Nutrition
Calories: 763kcalCarbohydrates: 74gProtein: 31gFat: 39gSaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 161mgSodium: 1801mgPotassium: 766mgFiber: 4gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 3143IUVitamin C: 62mgCalcium: 193mgIron: 5mg