Ingredients
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2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
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1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper, freshly ground
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1 1/4 teaspoons sweet paprika
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1 teaspoon dry mustard
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1 teaspoon cumin, ground
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1/2 teaspoon ground thyme
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1/2 teaspoon oregano
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vegetable oil cooking spray
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2 bay leaves
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1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
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1/2 cup celery, finely chopped
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1/2 cup green capsicum, finely chopped
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2 teaspoons garlic, minced
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2 tablespoons margarine
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2 cups chicken stock
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1/4 lb chicken breast, finely chopped
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3/4 cup uncooked rice
Instructions
- Combine first 7 seasonings in a small bowl and set aside.
- Coat a frying pan with oil spray and place in chicken and bay leaves.
- Cook over high heat until meat is browned.
- Stir in seasoning mix.
- Add onion, capsicum, celery and garlic, and stir.
- Add margarine and stir until melted.
- Cook for about 10 minutes, stirring and scraping bottom of pan occasionally.
- Add chicken stock and stir.
- Heat until boiling.
- Add rice and stir thoroughly.
- Cover pan and reduce heat to low.
- Cook until rice is tender.
- Remove bay leaves and serve immediately.