Chicken Bacon and Rice JAMBALAYA

SOUTH AMERICAN JAMBALAYA

(Recipe from my Tastic Rice packet)

A delicious and spicy dish full of South American flavour.

• 15 ml (1 tbs) Oil

• 3-4 Rashers Streaky Bacon, chopped

• 1 Onion, chopped

• 2 Celery Stalks, chopped

• 500 ml (2 cups) Uncooked TasticRice

• 1 litre (4 cups) Chicken Stock

• 3 ml (1/2 t) Salt

• 3 ml (1/2 t) Black Pepper

• 3 ml (1/2 t) Cayenne Pepper

• 1 Bay Leaf

• 1 Green Pepper, chopped

• 1x 410 g can tomatoes, chopped

• 100 g Ham, chopped

• 200g Cooked Chicken, chopped

• 15 ml Parsley, chopped

METHOD

• 1. Heat oil and fry bacon until crisp. Place bacon on kitchen paper to remove excess oil.

• 2. Fry the onion until soft, but not brown. Add celery and Tastic Rice, stirring constantly.
  

• Fry for 1 minute.

• 3. Pour in stock, add the salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper and bay leaf. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

• 4. Add green pepper and tomatoes and simmer for 5 -10 minutes.

• 5. Stir in ham, cooked bacon and chicken and simmer for 5 minutes.

• 6. Spoon the delicious Jambalaya into a warmed serving bowl and sprinkle with parsley before serving.

Serves 4-6

TIPS

• 1. For a special occasion, add 200 grams cleaned, cooked prawns or shrimps to the Jambalaya.

• 2. Mushrooms and red pepper can also be added to the ingredients.

• 3. Use cooked chicken pieces in place of chopped chicken.

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