CREOLE SOUP POT

Ingredients:

  • 2 c. chicken , cut in bite size pieces or 1 lb. shrimp, cooked
  • 6 slices bacon, cut in 1/2 inch pieces
  • 3/4 c. green onion, sliced
  • 1 med. green pepper, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 1 tsp. garlic
  • 2 cans chicken with rice soup
  • 1 (14 1/2 oz.) can stewed tomatoes
  • 1 1/2 c. water
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Hot sauce to taste

Instructions:

In soup kettle, cook bacon until crisp over medium heat. Remove bacon and drain fat, leaving 2 tablespoons in

pot. Add green onions, green pepper and garlic; cook over medium heat until crisp tender. Add tomatoes, soup,

water, and bay leaf. Bring just to boil, reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes. Add chicken/shrimp and

bacon; cover and heat gently for 5 more minutes. Add hot sauce and serve. Lombard, IL