Chicken Maque Choux
Jill Melton
- Yield: 4 servings
Here's our rendition of Maque Choux (pronounced mock-shoe), the braised corn, tomato and pepper dish of French Acadian and Native American origin, popular in Louisiana.
Ingredients
- 1tablespoon garlic powder
- 1tablespoon onion powder
- 1teaspoon cumin
- 1teaspoon cinnamon
- 1teaspoon sugar
- 1/2teaspoon sugar
- 1/2teaspoon black pepper
- 1tablespoon oil
- 4 chicken quarters
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 2 1/2cups fresh corn kernels (about 4 ears)
- 1 large tomato, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Combine the first 7 ingredients (garlic powder through oil); rub over chicken.
- Heat oil in large ovenproof skillet. Brown chicken 5 minutes each side. Remove chicken to plate.
- Add onions, corn, tomato and bell pepper to pan; saute 5 minutes. Place chicken on top of corn mixture. Cover and bake 25 minutes. Uncover and bake 15 minutes.
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 500
- Fat 27g
- Cholesterol 145mg
- Sodium 380mg
- Carbohydrate 26g
- Fiber 5g
- Protein 40g
