Crockpot Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya

Submitted by MrMagoo

Inspiration to this recipe can be found at

Ingredients

 * 1 link hot italian sausage
 * 1 link andouille sausage
 * 2 chicken thighs
 * 1/2 medium white onion
 * 3 green onions
 * 4 cloves garlic
 * 5oz frozen cut okra
 * red wine
 * 1 can 14oz diced tomatoes (unsalted)
 * 3oz tomato paste (1/2 can)
 * spices to taste

This recipe fill nicely fit a 1.5Qt crockpot and will feed 2-3 people.

Preparation

 * 1) chop onion, green onion, mince garlic.
 * 2) remove all excess fat/skin from chicken thighs
 * 3) prepare sausage as detailed below

Directions

 * 1) Precook sausage. I know this is kind of unusual for a crockpot dish, but it's completely necessary to do.  If you don't precook the sausage your finished product becomes unbelievably greasy.  To prepare sausage, boil links under a low boil in a small pan for 15 minutes.  Remove from heat, toss water, reduce heat to medium, and place pan over heat to dry out while you slice the links into 1/4"(or whatever size you want) thickness.  Cook under medium heat for 5-6 minutes, then drain sausage on paper towels.
 * 2) Dump onions, garlic, tomatoes(undrained), tomato paste, frozen okra into crock. Mix.
 * 3) Dump spices into crockpot. I use salt, black pepper, paprika, cumin, chili powder, worcestershire sauce, and a little asian chili garlic sauce to give it some heat.  But uh, use whatever you like to taste.  Mix.
 * 4) Dump sausage and chicken into the crockpot and mix. Add splash of red wine.(how much wine I add depends on how much room is left in the pot at that point.)
 * 5) cook either on high heat for 5hrs, or low heat 8-9hrs.

Serve over rice.