Ingredients

  • 1 12-2 lbs chicken, cooked and seasoned to your taste (I use boneless, skinless thighs)
  • 12 cup oil
  • 34 cup flour
  • 1 14 cups onions (I use chunked)
  • 12 cup celery, chopped
  • 1 cup bell pepper (I use chinked)
  • 2 cans chicken broth
  • 2 cans sliced stewed tomatoes
  • 5 cups hot water
  • 4 small bay leaves
  • 1 14 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 3 teaspoons salt
  • 12 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 12 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 12 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 12 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • 14 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon chives
  • 12 teaspoon italian seasoning
  • 1 -2 teaspoon arise' bronzed seafood seasoning (or any seafood seasoning such as Paul Prudhomme's)

Method

  • Make a dark roux with flour and oil.
  • Add onion, bell pepper, celery and minced garlic to roux and stir continually for 1 minute.
  • Add remaining ingredients starting with the liquids; stir very well (you can add the chicken whenever you wish, if you add now it will likely shred during cooking which is how we like it).
  • Simmer for 1 1/2 hours stirring occasionally being careful not to burn the bottom.
  • If your chicken is still whole then place on each dish and serve the sauce over pasta (I usually serve over the D'vinci Gnochi); if your chicken is shredded/chunked then served directly over the pasta.