Gypsy Chicken

Name: Gypsy Chicken
Ingredients: 2 lbs chicken breasts or 2 lbs chicken thighs, cut into byte sized pieces; 3 medium green peppers, diced; 1 medium onion, diced; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 1 (1 lb) can whole tomato, diced; 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce; 1 teaspoon thyme; 1 bay leaf; 2 teaspoons gumbo file; 2 dashes hot pepper sauce; 2 -3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; salt and pepper; 1/2 cup sliced black olives

14 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

2 lbs chicken breasts or 2 lbs chicken thighs, cut into byte sized pieces
3 medium green peppers, diced
1 medium onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 (1 lb) can whole tomato, diced
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 teaspoon thyme
1 bay leaf
2 teaspoons gumbo file
2 dashes hot pepper sauce
2 -3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper
1/2 cup sliced black olives

Directions

1

Pour 2 Tablespoons of olive oil in the pan and cook the chicken until the juice runs clear.
2

Remove from pan, let cool slightly in a bowl.
3

Saute the green peppers, onion, and garlic in the other 2 Tablespoon of olive oil until vegetables are tender but dont over cook them.
4

Add thyme, bay leaf, gumbo file, hot pepper sauce, and Worcestershire, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook 15 minutes.
5

Add chicken and cook another 10 minutes.
6

Lastly, add olives and heat through. Serve over rice.