Dirty Rice A La Kj

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper, freshly ground
• 1 1/4 teaspoons sweet paprika
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon cumin, ground
• 1/2 teaspoon ground thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• vegetable oil cooking spray
• 1/4 lb chicken breast, finely chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup celery, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup green capsicum, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 3/4 cup uncooked rice

Recipe

• 1 combine first 7 seasonings in a small bowl and set aside.
• 2 coat a frying pan with oil spray and place in chicken and bay leaves.
• 3 cook over high heat until meat is browned.
• 4 stir in seasoning mix.
• 5 add onion, capsicum, celery and garlic, and stir.
• 6 add margarine and stir until melted.
• 7 cook for about 10 minutes, stirring and scraping bottom of pan occasionally.
• 8 add chicken stock and stir.
• 9 heat until boiling.
• 10 add rice and stir thoroughly.
• 11 cover pan and reduce heat to low.
• 12 cook until rice is tender.
• 13 remove bay leaves and serve immediately.