Ingredients

  • 12 cups cooked chicken, diced, skin removed
  • 38 cup butter
  • 34 cup onion, chopped
  • 6 garlic cloves, minced
  • 34 cup celery, chopped
  • 34 cup bell pepper, chopped
  • 3 (8 ounce) cans whole tomatoes, crushed
  • 2 14 cups long-grain rice
  • 1 12 teaspoons dried thyme
  • 1 12 teaspoons dried basil
  • 5 teaspoons cajun spices
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 34 teaspoon black pepper
  • 4 12 cups chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon Tabasco sauce
  • 3 bay leaves

Method

  • Melt butter in a large skillet.
  • Saute the onion, garlic, celery and bell pepper until tender.
  • Add canned, crushed, tomatoes with liquid, rice, thyme, basil, Cajun spices, cayenne pepper, chicken broth, chicken, Tabasco and bay leaf.
  • Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer for 75 minutes then add rice.
  • Cook until rice is tender.