A chicken and sausage stew made with skinless chicken legs and spicy andouille sausage simmered with flavors from the deep south – without the extra fat.
Chicken and Andouille Sausage Stew
Chicken and Andouille Sausage Stew
Today is Fat Tuesday, but any day is really a great day to enjoy this comfort dish. Traditional gumbos are made with a whole lot of fat and take hours to make. My lighter version you won’t miss the fat because there’s still tons of flavor. The stew itself is not very spicy, but the sausage is so you get a little heat each time you take a bite. If you’re not a fan of spice, a smoked turkey sausage or turkey kielbasa would taste great too.
To lighten this dish, I use lean skinless chicken on the bone (the bone adds great flavor) and lean chicken/turkey andouille sausage. It’s simmered with onions, bell pepper and celery, also known as the “holy trinity” in Cajun cuisine, and topped with scallions. This is the type of dish you may want to serve with a fork AND spoon, I served mine with 1/4 cup of cooked rice on the side, completely optional. Quinoa or farro would also work nicely.
I found the chicken a little tricky to calculate on the bone; I was getting discrepancies when I calculated it raw, vs cooked on the bone, vs cooked off the bone so I decided to weigh the meat off the bone cooked, I feel this is the most accurate. The chicken I purchased was from a small bird, so if you have really large chicken, the nutritional info will change. If you prefer white meat, be sure to use skinless breasts on the bone so your meat doesn’t dry out and you still get the great flavors from the bones.
Low carb, gluten free, and really good!
Chicken and Andouille Sausage Stew
Ingredients
- 2 tsp oil
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped celery
- 14 oz 4 lean skinless chicken thighs, with bone*
- 12 oz 4 lean skinless chicken drumsticks, with bone**
- salt and fresh pepper, to taste
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour, rice flour for gluten-free
- 2 cups water
- 2 links, 6 oz andouille chicken/turkey sausage (Applegate)
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/4 cup chopped scallion
Instructions
- Heat a large deep non-stick skillet over medium heat.
- When hot, add the oil, onions, peppers and celery.
- Cook 3 to 4 minutes, stirring.
- Push the vegetables to the edges of the skillet and add the chicken, season with salt and pepper.
- Brown 2 to 3 minutes on each side, then sprinkle the flour over the chicken and vegetables.
- Add the water, sausage and bay leaf, adjust salt and pepper to taste, then cover and reduce heat to low.
- Simmer 30 to 35 minutes, remove bay leaf and top with scallions.
- Serve with rice or quinoa if desired.
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**drumsticks were 6 oz total weight cooked, off the bone
It’s a lighter dish with the components of chicken and sausage gumbo. I add creole seasoning a little gumbo file and some cornstarch to give it some consistency. But yeah for a lighter version.
I made this for Fat Tuesday dinner but made a couple of changes based on what I had on hand. It was so delicious and easy. I used boneless skinless chicken thighs, and turkey kielbasa in place of the andouille. Because the sausage didn’t have that spicy flavor, I added some creole seasoning. It was fabulous.
This recipe looks delicious, but I wanted to use boneless chicken breasts. What would the time difference be for cooking?
I followed the recipe exactly except for adding 1 tablespoon Tony Chachere and 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper because our household is the house of heat. Delicious! I see myself making this again and again.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Delicious! Gina your recipes never fails!
I absolutely LOVE making this recipe, my family also enjoy sky so much. However, could this be done in a instant pot? I’m nervous to try to cook it in one but thought I’d ask if anyone has 🙂
Is it possible to adapt this to an instant pot meal?
Can’t wait to try this recipe! My husband has to watch the cholesterol and sodium in what he eats, any clue to what the cholesterol is with this recipe?
Just made this!! So delicious!!
Just made this!! So delicious!!