Cajun-smothered chicken is the only sort of chicken I am obsessed with. The chicken is coated with seasonings and flour and then fried. The yummiest gravy is made by adding suitable vegetables and then a little flour is also added to make it yummy and thick.
The Cajun Smothered Chicken Recipe is not a time-consuming recipe and the gravy is so luscious in the chicken is simmered for the final flavor. All the veggies get softened and then are cooked with the chicken to take the flavor to the next level.
Frying the Coated Chicken
The flour-coated chicken is seared in heated butter for some time until it changes its color and gets a crispy layer at the top. This crispy layer of the chicken is my favorite thing about this chicken and I let it simmer for a longer period to get a good crisp.
Frying the vegetables
The vegetables like onions, fresh celery, and red bell pepper all are cooked together or you can say fried in butter in a non-stick cooking skillet. These softened vegetables are then simmered in the boiled chicken broth.
The broth is cooked to get the liquid dried and then you can add the rest of the ingredients to it. The vegetables make the gravy more healthy and a complete diet to be served as a formal dish.
Serving of the Cajun Smothered Chicken
The yummy Cajun smothered chicken which is crispy and simmered in a gravy of vegetables should be served alone as a complete dish on your dining table.
Then another way to serve the smothered chicken is to pair it up with flour tortillas or you can put it over the boiled kinds of rice to top the rice with the best side dish.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 small yellow onion sliced
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 stalk celery sliced into half moons
- 1/2 cup and 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
- 2 pounds thinly sliced boneless chicken breasts
- 1 medium seeded and sliced red bell pepper
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4-1/2 tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 1/2 tablespoon onion powder
- 1/2 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 3 cloves minced garlic
- 1/4 cup half and half whole milk
Method to make the Cajun Smothered Chicken
- Bring a large-sized cooking pot and pour some olive oil into it. Once the oil is heated a little, you have to move forward in the recipe.
- Bring the cleaned and washed chicken and sprinkle the seasonings including the black pepper over it which is then followed by the sprinkling of salt.
- Now that your chicken is coated with the essential seasonings, you must add some flour to a plate and then coat the chicken with this flour.
- Now that your oil is already heated, put the chicken in this heated oil and let it sear in it. The chicken will change its color after frying. Then take a plate on which you have already put the paper towel and put the fried chicken on this plate.
- Take another cooking skillet and add butter to it. Wait for this butter to get melted. Bring the diced onion and fry it in the melted butter. Once the onion is fried add the diced bell peppers into it.
- Also, add the freshly chopped celery into it at the same time. The vegetable will turn into soft ones after a few minutes and then add minced garlic into the veggie mixture.
- Bring some flour and add it to the cooking pot. Stir well in the mixture and then bring the chicken stock to be poured into the mixture.
- Let it simmer for some time and then pour the Worcestershire sauce into it. Then it’s the turn for the seasonings to be added to the mixture.
- Sprinkle some paprika and cayenne pepper at the top and also add the garlic powder into it. In the end, add the onion powder.
- Lower the heat and then continue simmering for a few minutes.
- Now that your gravy is ready, put the already fried chicken into it and continue to cook the whole mixture for more than 15 minutes at least.
- In this meantime, the gravy will get the required texture and the chicken will also adopt the required flavor.
- Once cooked, serve the hot chicken with cooked white rice. Then Have fun.
Conclusion
Making the fried Cajun Smothered Chicken is super therapeutic for me as I love this chicken and I can have it any time anywhere without a second thought. The chicken gets super duper yummy after cooking in the healthy veggie gravy where it gets coated with all the yummy flavors that we have added to the gravy.
Try out the recipe and then I am sure you are going to make it at every other formal or informal gathering as it is easiest to make and looks super classy to serve.
FAQs?
Can we keep the smothered chicken in the fridge?
Yes sure, you can store the smothered marinated chicken in the fridge or freezer for your required time. Then you can simply take it out before cooking and fry it after being defrosted.
Can we make a liquid batter for coating the chicken?
Yes sure, you can make a liquid batter for coating the chicken but mainly the chicken is made by coating it with dry flour. That is why it is coated with dry chicken and known as smothered chicken.
Can we bake the chicken instead of frying it?
Before adding the chicken to the gravy you can either fry the coated chicken or can also bake it in the oven. The fried chicken will be more crispy and the baked chicken will be juicier.
Cajun Smothered Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 small yellow onion sliced
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 stalk celery sliced into half moons
- 1/2 cup and 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
- 2 pounds thinly sliced boneless chicken breasts
- 1 medium seeded and sliced red bell pepper
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4-1/2 tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 1/2 tablespoon onion powder
- 1/2 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 3 cloves minced garlic
- 1/4 cup half and half whole milk
Instructions
- Bring a large-sized cooking pot and pour some olive oil into it. Once the oil is heated a little, you have to move forward in the recipe.
- Bring the cleaned and washed chicken and sprinkle the seasonings including the black pepper over it which is then followed by the sprinkling of salt.
- Now that your chicken is coated with the essential seasonings, you must add some flour to a plate and then coat the chicken with this flour.
- Now that your oil is already heated, put the chicken in this heated oil and let it sear in it. The chicken will change its color after frying. Then take a plate on which you have already put the paper towel and put the fried chicken on this plate.
- Take another cooking skillet and add butter to it. Wait for this butter to get melted. Bring the diced onion and fry it in the melted butter. Once the onion is fried add the diced bell peppers into it.
- Also, add the freshly chopped celery into it at the same time. The vegetable will turn into soft ones after a few minutes and then add minced garlic into the veggie mixture.
- Bring some flour and add it to the cooking pot. Stir well in the mixture and then bring the chicken stock to be poured into the mixture.
- Let it simmer for some time and then pour the Worcestershire sauce into it. Then it's the turn for the seasonings to be added to the mixture.
- Sprinkle some paprika and cayenne pepper at the top and also add the garlic powder into it. In the end, add the onion powder.
- Lower the heat and then continue simmering for a few minutes.
- Now that your gravy is ready, put the already fried chicken into it and continue to cook the whole mixture for more than 15 minutes at least.
- In this meantime, the gravy will get the required texture and the chicken will also adopt the required flavor.
- Once cooked, serve the hot chicken with cooked white rice. Then Have fun.
