Cooking Own Meals at the Motel

[Gatzby]

This year we tried pheasant, sausage and shrimp jambalaya..

first, we cook the fresh pheasant breasts in bacon grease....

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then the sausage...

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Then the peppers and onions.....

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then it all goes back in....

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then in goes the chicken broth and zatarains jambalaya mix...bring it to a boil, then simmer for 25 mins or so.

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with about 5 mins left, drop in the prawns....

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hearty meal to top off a long day in the snowed over fields of South Dakota!

Here is a crock pot Jambalaya that is always a crowd favorite

1 pound pheasant or chicken cut into pieces or not
1 pound andouille sausage sliced
1 onion chopped
3 celery stalks chopped
1 bell pepper chopped
2 cloves garlic
can diced tomatoes undrained
1 cup chicken broth
2 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Put it all in a crock pot for 8 hours on low. In the last 1/2 hour of cooking add a cup of minute rice, and a pound of shrimp.

 

[91reddog]

Crock pot meals prepared ahead of time then depending on timing ,frozen are an excellent way to have a hot meal when you get back, without the hassle of late evening preparations. Hot dishes , scalloped potatoes and ham, bbqs and soups would be a fine start.

 

[Tomahawker]

I live in the sticks and rarely eat out. When on a trip I’m on vacation and live it up.