Friday March 19 , 2010
Chicken Creole
Description Make this one week evening, when you are in hurry but you need to whip something flavorful.
Ingredients
At a glance
Serves
4
1 pint    canned chicken with juice, equivalent to 2 cups  
4   slices bacon, chopped  
1 cup    chopped onions  
1/2 cup    chop celery  
1/2 cup    chopped green bell peppers  
3 cloves    garlic, minced  
  chicken broth, or bouillon  
1 cup    converted rice, uncooked  
1 cup    tomato sauce  
1/4 tsp    salt  
1/8 tsp    ground black pepper  
  hot pepper sauce  
Methods/steps
1 Drain the chicken into a 2 cup measuring jug, reserving the liquid.
2 Cook the bacon pieces in a large skillet until crisp. Add the onions, green peppers, celery and garlic. Sauté the mix for about 10 minutes or until tender.
3 Add enough chicken broth to the reserved liquid from canned chicken to equal 2 cups. Pour the broth, rice, tomato sauce, the salt and pepper, and a few drops of the hot pepper sauce, into the pan with the bacon mix. Cover and simmer for at least 25 minutes, stirring only occasionally.
4 Add the chicken and cook with the pan covered for 5 to ten minutes, just until the rice is tender and the fluid has been absorbed.
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