Chicken Jambalaya

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 0.33 cups chopped celery
• 0.25 cups chopped onion
• 0.25 cups chopped green bell pepper
• 1 can diced tomatoes , 14.5 ounce
• 1.5 cups chicken broth
• 0.67 cups white rice
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 0.5 teaspoons garlic salt
• 0.25 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 0.5 teaspoons hot pepper sauce
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cups cooked , cubed chicken meat

Instructions

1. 1

   Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add celery, onion, and green bell pepper; sauté until tender. Stir in tomatoes, broth, rice, thyme or basil, garlic salt, ground black pepper, hot pepper sauce, and bay leaf.

2. 2

   Bring all to a boil; reduce heat, cover skillet and simmer for about 20 minutes or until rice is tender. Stir in cooked chicken and cook until heated through. Discard bay leaf and serve hot.