Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Creole

This easy Slow Cooker Chicken Creole is packed with chicken, tomatoes, peppers, vegetables and plenty of Creole flavor. It's an easy, budget-friendly dinner that does most of the work right in the slow cooker.

We use rotisserie chicken to make this recipe even easier. It saves prep time, gives us plenty of tender chicken for the meal, and the leftover carcass can be saved to make homemade chicken stock. That's one chicken working overtime in our kitchen!

Serve your Chicken Creole over basmati rice, with cornbread, or enjoy it on its own.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

  • Budget-friendly and made with simple ingredients

  • Uses convenient rotisserie chicken

  • Easy slow cooker meal

  • Great for lunches and meal prep

  • Freezer-friendly

  • Delicious served over rice or on its own

  • A great way to use homemade Creole seasoning

  • The chicken carcass can be saved for homemade stock

Ingredients

  • 3–4 cups shredded rotisserie chicken

  • 1 (14.5-ounce) can stewed tomatoes, with liquid

  • 1 stalk celery, diced

  • 1 green bell pepper, diced

  • 1 red bell pepper, diced, optional

  • 1 yellow bell pepper, diced, optional

  • 4 cloves garlic, minced

  • 1 onion, diced

  • 1 (4-ounce) can mushrooms, drained

  • 1 fresh jalapeño, seeded and chopped

  • Homemade Creole seasoning, to taste

  • Salt and pepper, to taste

  • Basmati rice, for serving, optional

  • Homemade chicken stock, if additional liquid is needed

Directions

  1. Add the tomatoes, celery, bell peppers, garlic, onion, mushrooms and jalapeño to the slow cooker.

  2. Season with Creole seasoning, salt and pepper and stir everything together.

  3. Cover and cook on LOW for approximately 4–5 hours, or until the vegetables are tender.

  4. Stir in 3–4 cups of shredded rotisserie chicken during the final 30–60 minutes of cooking.

  5. Taste and adjust the Creole seasoning, salt and pepper as needed.

  6. Serve hot over basmati rice, with cornbread, or enjoy it on its own.

Dinner Tonight, Lunch Tomorrow

This is one of those recipes that keeps working for you after dinner is over. Portion the leftovers into individual containers for easy lunches during the week. Add rice for a complete grab-and-go meal or serve the Chicken Creole with a simple side salad.

Can You Freeze Chicken Creole?

Yes! Chicken Creole freezes beautifully.

Allow the Creole to cool completely before portioning it into freezer-safe containers. We prefer freezing the Chicken Creole without rice and making fresh rice when we're ready to serve it.

Label the containers with the name and date so you can easily grab a homemade meal from the freezer on a busy night.

Don't Throw Away the Chicken Carcass!

One of the reasons we love using a rotisserie chicken is that we're not finished with it after removing the meat.

Save the carcass and use it to make homemade chicken stock. The stock can then become the base for soups, sauces and future budget-friendly dinners.

It's an easy way to stretch one grocery purchase even further.

What to Serve With Chicken Creole

Our favorite way to serve Chicken Creole is over basmati rice, but you can also serve it with:

  • Cornbread

  • A simple green salad

  • Crusty bread

  • Cauliflower rice

  • Steamed vegetables

Budget Breakdown

Total recipe cost: $____

Number of servings: approximately 6

Cost per serving: $____

We'll calculate the final cost based on the actual prices paid for the ingredients.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts: Servings 4

With out rice: Calories 189: Fat 2g, Carbs, 14g, Protein 30g

With rice: Calories 299: Fat 2g, Carbs, 31g, Protein 31g

Nutrition information is an estimate and will vary depending on the specific ingredients and brands used.

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