Roxy's Sauce Piquante

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed

Recipe

• 1 sautee the veggies and garlic in the oil until tender.
• 2 add the crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, and spices.
• 3 simmer 10 - 15 minutes.
• 4 taste for spiciness; add more of the 3 peppers if you want it hotter (but watch out because it gets hotter over time).
• 5 add the raw chicken and simmer until chicken is cooked through.
• 6 serve over cooked rice (mom prefers jasmine, which is more authentic, i believe; i use brown rice for everything).
• 7 special note from mom: "really good as a left over, when the spices have had time to really mature.".