Chicken Creole

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 1 medium green pepper, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked and chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a large deep skillet, combine the flour and oil until smooth.
• 2 cook and stir over medium heat until flour is a rich golden brown.
• 3 add the onion, celery, green pepper, and garlic.
• 4 cook until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes.
• 5 stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, bay leaf, hot pepper sauce,worcestershire sauce,salt, and pepper.
• 6 cover and simmer 40-45 minutes. stirring occasionally. add a little water if sauce is too thick.
• 7 add cooked chicken and simmer 5-10 minutes more.
• 8 discard bay leaf.
• 9 serve over rice, with a cool salad, and crusty bread.