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Dad's Jambalaya

Ingredients

• 1 lb of chicken breasts, cubed
• 1 cup flour
• 1 lb of andouille sausage, sliced
• ½ cup tomato sauce
• 1 cup onion, diced
• 2 cups chicken broth
• ½ cup celery, diced
• 1 ounce of sherry
• ½ cup red bell peppers, diced
• ½ cup chopped parsely
• ½ cup green bell peppers, diced
• 1 cup sliced green onions
• ½ cup tomatoes, diced
• salt, pepper, cayenne powder to taste
• 2 Tbsp minced garlic
• serve with white rice
• 2 bay leaves

Directions

1. Cook chicken and sausage in a skillet with some olive oil, salt and pepper and oregano. season as desired and set aside
2. Melt 1 stick of salted butter in a large dutch oven. Add in onion, celery, peppers, tomatoes, garlic and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Whisk in flour until everything is coated with thick and gummy looking paste of flour and butter pour in tomato sauce and cook for 5 minutes, stirring to prevent tomato from burning slowly add in broth until sauce like consistency is achieved add in 2 bay leaves and let come to a rolling boil. Then reduce heat to simmer, cooking for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally add sherry, green onions, and parsley and cook off for 5 more minutes. season with more salt, pepper, cayenne as needed
3. Serve with rice or bread