Chicken Creole - Canadian Style

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons creole seasoning
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2-1 teaspoon kosher salt (optional)
• 1/2-1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander
• 3 roma tomatoes, seeded & chopped
• 5 green onions, chopped
• 1 jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies
• 1 lb raw shrimp, shelled and deveined
• 1/2 cup dry wine or 1/2 cup dry sherry

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 cut up chicken breasts into 1 inch pieces.
• 3 in a large glass casserole dish, mix together olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, creole spice. pepper, salt, red pepper flakes and coriander.
• 4 put chicken in casserole dish and coat well with olive oil mixture then cover snuggly with tinfoil.
• 5 place in middle of oven and cook for 20 minutes.
• 6 when the timer goes for chicken, start the brown rice. then remove foil, give chicken a stir - make sure well coated and continue to cook uncovered.
• 7 now it's time to open the wine and enjoy a glass before the timer for the rice goes off.
• 8 when the timer for the rice goes off, remove from stove and let sit. do not remove lid. you'll fluff it just before serving.
• 9 remove casserole from oven and put entire contents into a large skillet on high heat until simmering.
• 10 add tomatoes, onions, jalapeno and diced green chili's. stir until simmering again.
• 11 add shrimp, stir and cover. turn heat down to simmer and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. stir and make sure shrimp are turned over, cover and simmer for another 2 or 3 minutes.
• 12 remove lid, turn heat up to medium and add wine. let simmer for 5 minutes or until sauce is reduced.
• 13 serve over brown rice.
• 14 enjoy!