Chicken Jambalaya

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 -5 lbs chicken, in quarters
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 tablespoons bacon fat
• salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 cup diced ham
• 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 5 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 cup minced parsley
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 1/2 teaspoons thyme, crumbled
• 1 cup tomato, canned or fresh, chopped
• 2 cups rice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 rinse and wipe dry chicken pieces.
• 3 heat oil and fat in large skillet.
• 4 brown chicken and sprinkle with salt, pepper and cayenne pepper.
• 5 remove chicken from pan and set aside.
• 6 add the ham, green pepper, celery, onion and garlic to the pan and cook until vegetables are soft.
• 7 add the broth, parsley, bay leaf and thyme; bring to a boil and cook uncovered until the broth is reduced to 4 cups.
• 8 remove the chicken meat from the bones in large pieces.
• 9 put the chicken meat, the unstrained broth, the tomatoes and rice in a casserole dish.
• 10 stir, cover and bake for 1 hour checking every 20 minutes and adding more hot broth or water if it dries out.
• 11 remove bay leaf before serving.