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Sloppy Joes | Creative Cajun Mama

Sloppy Joes

February 7, 2021 //  by Jenn//  Leave a Comment

Reading Time: 2 minutes Making your own sloppy Joes is as easy as browning your meat and then cooking everything together in one pot! It’s a quick dinner, yummy, and healthier than store-bought mix of course!  You can make this with either beef, deer, chicken, turkey, or whatever other ground meat you choose. It all works just lovely. I …

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How to Cook a JAMBALAYA from scratch

How to Cook a JAMBALAYA from Scratch

March 12, 2020 //  by Jenn//  8 Comments

Reading Time: 7 minutes Cooking a jambalaya involved many attempts before I finally mastered it. I think the first five jambalayas I made were total disasters. Well, not totally. But, they surely didn’t quite make it on the list of “good-looking” and “brown” jambalayas! The first one I made came out “white,” and tasted good, but not like a …

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Spinach Artichoke Chicken Bake | 30-Minute Meal | Low-Carb

Spinach Artichoke Chicken Bake | 30-Minute Meal | Low-Carb

February 2, 2020 //  by Jenn//  Leave a Comment

Reading Time: 3 minutes I had an idea! Take one of my favorite dips and turn it into a dinner with chicken! For this recipe, you can use either ground chicken or cut up diced chicken. I’ve even made this in the slow-cooker. Just add everything to the slow-cooker (including the raw CUBED chicken), cook on high for 3 …

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Quick + Satisfying Homemade Chili

Quick & Satisfying HOMEMADE CHILI

February 9, 2019 //  by Jenn//  Leave a Comment

Reading Time: 2 minutes This week, Ernie was craving hot dogs and wanted to cook some on the grill and asked if I could make a chili to go with it. Sure! I already had ground beef and seasonings; all I needed was tomato sauce and beans. Although I normally use fresh, dry beans, I was going to be …

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Deer (venison) Carnitas | Creative Cajun Mama

DEER (Venison) CARNITAS

December 21, 2018 //  by Jenn//  Leave a Comment

Reading Time: 2 minutes I’m pretty sure that my new favorite way to eat ground deer is in carnitas! I’ve fallen more in love with tacos recently, and almost every week we celebrate Taco Tuesday at our house :). I put a spin on the typical ground pork carnitas, and I hope you enjoy this as much as we …

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GUMBO (with bone broth)

February 7, 2018 //  by Jenn//  Leave a Comment

Reading Time: 6 minutes I grew up disliking gumbo, and as a Cajun, this is almost unheard of. This is basically a staple meal in every home in Cajun country, and every family has their own way of creating it. Actually, I didn’t care to eat any food that used a roux in the making of it. But since …

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Parmesan Crusted Chicken Bake | A Naturally Low-Carb Meal

PARMESAN-CRUSTED CHICKEN BAKE | A Naturally Low-Carb, 30-Minute Meal

August 11, 2017 //  by Jenn//  Leave a Comment

Reading Time: 3 minutes A few years ago, I found a Hellmann’s mayonnaise recipe online that looked really good. I’m glad I gave it a try because it has become one of my family’s favorite meals. I’ve tweaked it a little, and of course, I now use my easy homemade mayonnaise. This is a meal that doesn’t require much …

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Fish Nuggets that are Good for You! - Creative Cajun Mama

FISH NUGGETS | Cajun Fish Fry

July 14, 2017 //  by Jenn//  Leave a Comment

Reading Time: 5 minutes If you’re like me, you grew up believing that fried foods are unhealthy. And if you’re health conscious at all, you would then feel a little sense of guilt every time you ate fried foods. For me, it was much more than that. Not only did I feel a sense of guilt from eating fried …

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Smothered Pork Chops & Smothered Potatoes: At the Same Time - Creative Cajun Mama - Healthier Ingredients

SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS & SMOTHERED POTATOES: At the Same Time

July 7, 2017 //  by Jenn//  Leave a Comment

Reading Time: 5 minutes Most Cajuns have their own version of smothered pork chops and smothered potatoes. I’m sharing my version, and a way to do both at the same time!

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