Easy Chicken with Apples and Sausage

Name: Easy Chicken with Apples and Sausage
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb. smoked sausage, sliced about 1/4" thick (I used Georgia Boy); 4 Chicken breasts (or thighs- I used two of each); 1 (16 oz) Bag baby carrots; 1 can Apple pie filling; 1 tbsp. Cinnamon; 1 tsp Cajun seasoning (I used Tony Cacherie's); 3 Medium sweet peppers, seeds and membranes removed, large diced (about 1/2"x 1/2"); 2 Cups Instant brown rice; 2 Cups water; 2 tbsp. Dried basil; 1 tsp Garlic salt

Steve Benton @cook_3848146

Decatur GA

So, I was looking in the refrigerator, the freezer and the pantry for something to cook for dinner. I came up with an odd mix of ingredients as you'll see below. I figured... what the heck? Let's try this! The result was really delicious!

Steve Benton @cook_3848146

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Ingredients

35 mins

4 servings

1 lb.smoked sausage, sliced about 1/4" thick (I used Georgia Boy)
4Chicken breasts (or thighs- I used two of each)
1 (16 oz)Bag baby carrots
1 canApple pie filling
1 tbsp.Cinnamon
1 tspCajun seasoning (I used Tony Cacherie's)
3Medium sweet peppers, seeds and membranes removed, large diced (about 1/2"x 1/2")
2 CupsInstant brown rice
2 Cupswater
2 tbsp.Dried basil
1 tspGarlic salt

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Steps

35 mins

1

Place chicken pieces in non-stick frying pan.
2

Sprinkle Cajun seasoning over the chicken.
3

Add sausage slices and carrots.
4

Mix apple pie filling, apple juice, cinnamon and Cajun seasoning together in a bowl.
5

Pour apple-cinnamon mix over the chicken, sausage and carrots. Depending on the size of your pan, there should be enough to just about cover the chicken and sausage.
6

Cook on medium for about 35 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
7

While chicken is cooking, pour two cups of water, the basil and the garlic salt into an appropriate pot to cook the rice.
8

Prepare the rice according to the package instructions (takes about 30 minutes or so total).
9

When rice is finished, add the diced sweet peppers and mix.
10

Place chicken on the plate, then serve the sausage/carrots/apple mix over the brown rice. Delicious!