Chicken Creole

Submitted by Brenda.

"This is one of my favorites. Leftovers freeze well. Adjust the "heat" to your taste, but we like it a little spicier."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 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

directions

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.

Reviews

[Java Junkie]

This is a good recipe but has waaayyy too much oil!. Maybe I'm just not familiar with how to make a good roux! I do a healthier version and saute the vegetables with garlic infused olive-oil and use cornstarch and water as a thickener. The end flavors are actually very similar without the excess oiliness. I also use red pepper flakes instead of hot sauce. In the interest of time, I cut up to semi-frozen chicken breasts. They were completely cooked by the time it was done simmering...and no dry chicken!

 

[Roxygirl in Colorado]

This is the way I've made it for years and it's one of my favorite all-time recipes. I like to add some red pepper (along with the green). The dark roux is the key to the flavor. Thanks, Nick's Mom, for reminding me to make this recipe. Roxygirl

 

[Montana Heart Song]

This is a keeper! I have made this for years! I add Rotel tomatoes with the green peppers and spices and add 1 more bay leaf. Everything else is the same! THanks for posting!I also use thighs, backs and drumsticks with the breasts.

 

[Charlotte J]

Fantastic! I already had every ingredients required to make this dish. It was easy to make, just the right amount of heat, done in the amount of cooking time called for and best of all it had a great flavor. Thank you for a recipe that I'll be making again and again. Made for Zaar World Tour 2006

 

[HEP MEP]

Really good! Since I had to cook my chicken first, I simmered it in salted water just long enough to get it done enough to pull apart so that it wouldn't get too tough when it cooked with the other ingredients. Perfect! It was a really good meal for a chilly night. We had on over rice with a salad. Thanks.