Big Easy Chicken Gumbo Recipe
1 chicken breast, diced
2 tablespoons bacon fat
1 green bell pepper, diced
3 stalks celery, diced
1 quart chicken broth
2 cups canned tomatoes
Salt and white pepper
1/3 cup uncooked white rice
1 cup cooked sliced okra
3 tablespoons chopped Italian or regular parsley
In a large skillet, or crock pot if it has a browning unit, saut‚ diced chicken in bacon fat until pieces become firm, but not brown; remove chicken. Saut‚ green pepper and celery until translucent, but not brown, and add to chicken in crock pot. Add broth or stock, tomatoes, salt and pepper. Cover pot; turn on LOW and cook for 4 to 6 hours or until chicken is tender. Add rice and okra during last hour of cooking.
Serve gumbo garnished with parsley.
Serves 4 to 6.
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