Cajun Chicken Jambalaya

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups cooked chicken, diced,skin removed
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup celery, chopped
• 1/4 cup bell pepper, chopped
• 1 can whole tomato, crushed
• 2/3 cup long-grain rice
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cajun spices
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 1 bay leaf

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a large skillet.
• 2 sauté the onion, garlic, celery and bell pepper until tender.
• 3 add canned, crushed, tomatoes with liquid, rice, thyme, basil, cajun spices, cayenne pepper, chicken broth, chicken, tabasco and bay leaf.
• 4 bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer, and cook until rice is tender.