Beer Braised Chicken with Tomatoes and Chiles

June 30, 2015

It\'s time for another installment of cooking with beer at Shel\'s Kitchen. Recently, I made this amazing and incredibly easy chicken dish in the crock pot. The formula is simple: just throw your favorite cuts of chicken in the crock pot (I used bone-in, skin-off thighs, but boneless, skinless breasts would work; a whole chicken cut up would work; all legs would work; don\'t worry - do what you like), season them up with a kickin\' spice blend and add the goodies in the form

1 medium yellow onion, diced
2 bell peppers, diced (red, yellow, green or orange)
12 oz. andouille sausage (I used Johnsonville andouille chicken sausage)
1 (15 oz.) can diced tomatoes
1 (4 oz.) can diced green chiles
2 T. hot sauce (I used Frank\'s Red Hot)
1 T. chili powder
1 t. smoked paprika
2 t. dried thyme
2 t. salt
1/2 t. pepper
8 bone in, skin off chicken thighs (or cut of your choice)
1 (12 oz.) beer (I used Tallgrass Brewing Company\'s 8-Bit Pale Ale)

Spray a 6 qt. crock pot with cooking spray. Place the onion, bell peppers, sausage, diced tomatoes, green chiles, hot sauce, chili powder, smoked paprika, thyme, salt and pepper in the crock and stir to...
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Nutritions

Calories
229

Sodium
1324mg
55% DV

Fat
16g
24% DV

Protein
8g
17% DV

Carbs
12g
4% DV

Fiber
2g
11% DV