Chicken Creole

Ingredients

• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/2 medium green pepper, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
• 1 can mushroom stems and pieces, undrained
• 1 can stewed tomatoes (crushed)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 tsp. sugar
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. pepper
• 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 c. diced, cooked chicken
• 1 Tbsp. each: cornstarch and cold water
• 1/4 c. chopped parsley
• hot cooked brown or white rice