Cajun Skillet

Soo... work was pretty productive today. It feels soo good to finally get out and have a routine..to have something productive to do with myself! I finally feel LESS worthless! YAY me!! =)

But man, can I just be a total pansy for a second? After ten months of being a total bum, waking up early and DOING things before 11am is....exhausting!!! Especially when you have 30 2nd graders in that mix. =P I was/am sooo tired and in a sucky mood and totally didn't feel like cooking dinner tonight. Not knowing what the heck to cook added frustration to my mix of not-so-fun emotions. Poor hubsters. =P So anyway the moral of the story is, I googled random things to come up with any idea for dinner and found this! I was skeptical but it came out pretty decent!

Ingredients:

1/2 lb of chicken, cut into small cubes
1/2 lb peeled shrimp
2-3 halal turkey sausages, sliced up (the spicy kind are best)
1 medium onion, chopped
2-3 stalks of celery, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
3-4 cloves garlic, minced
1 packet onion soup powder (comes in a blue box from Lipton and can be found in the soup aisle)
1/4 cup all purpose flour
4 tbsp butter
2-3 tbsp Old Bay (or any cajun or creole seasoning powder)
red pepper flakes to taste
1/4 cup chopped parsley (or dry parsley flakes)
2-3 tbsp chopped dill
salt and pepper to taste

Heat oil in skillet and sautee the onion, bell peppers, celery and garlic until slightly soft. Remove from skillet and set aside. Add chicken and Old Bay (or cajun seasonings) to same skillet and sautee until no longer pink. Remove and set aside with the veggies. Add shrimp and Old Bay (0r cajun seasonings) to the skillet and sautee until cooked.

In a separate sauce pan, melt the butter and add the flour, stirring with a whisk to blend into a thick, smooth roux. Add the onion soup powder and about 2 cups of water, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper and cook about a minute or so. It should thicken up really quick. Add the parsley and dill and the veggies and meats and stir. If the mixture is too thick, add water. If it is too runny, cook until it thickens up. Serve over white rice.

NOTE: the person who posted this recipe on the website had zucchini, green chillies and potatoes in the mix as well.