Chicken Shrimp Creole

By urbcindy

Ingredients

• 2 bacon strips
• 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, sliced or cubed
• 1 medium onion, chpped
• 1 small green pepper, chopped
• 1 celery rib, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 can (14 1/2 oz) diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1/4 tsp Worchestershire sauce
• 1/4 tsp hot pepper sauce
• 1 lb medium uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 3 C cooke4d brown rice

Preparation

Step 1

- Cook bacon until crisp; drain and reserve 1 T drippings; crumble bacon and set aside
- Saute chicken, onion, green pepper, celery for 5-6 min in reserved bacon grease until chicken is no longer pink; add garlic and cook 1 min more
- Stir in tomatoes, spices and sauces; bring to boil; cover and simmer for 20 min; add shrimp and bacon; return to boil and simmer 5 min till shrimp are pink; discard bay leaf
- Serve with rice