Chicken & Brown Rice, my own concoction

Aesop101

First I do this in the slow cooker. So it takes a long time.

I use 6 to 8 chicken thighs with bone and skin. The reason being is the skin adds juices and flavors. Yeah it's healthier without the but the calories still are not real high.
The rest of the ingredients:
Fresh carrots 2 -3 cups
Fresh Celery 1 to 2 cups
Onions: what amount that suits you
2 Cans of tomato sauce: High in sodium so you may want to use just one and substitute fresh tomatoes for the other.
2 tbsps. Worcestershire sauce. more or less depending on taste
1 to 1.5 cups of rice, you pick the variety. I use white but will use brown later.
1/2 tsp of poultry season if you like
Black pepper and maybe hot sauce, just depends on taste or mood.

Start the slow cooker immediately. First add the carrots they take the longest to cook. Then the celery and tomato sauce along with the tomatoes if using fresh tomatoes. Add just a can full of water to wash out the remaining tomato sauce. Throw in the onions and garlic. Season with the black pepper and poultry season. Once that is going toss in the chicken and Worcestershire sauce. You can really smell that worcestershire sauce cooking. It adds some zest. Great aroma. When the chicken is going well add the rice. The reason being is that the moisture from the chicken will add to the water Keep enough water in it to cook the rice. The rice then absorbs the seasoning and chicken. Once the rice is going good stir and add more seasoning. I always add seasoning twice, once when starting and once when the food is well on the way. Emeril backs me up on this.

I should note that I have switched to brown rice. It takes longer to cook so I now add with the carrots. Also I've added bacon but will omit it in the future. Another change is I use diced tomatoes instead of 2 cans of tomato sauce. If you can find low sodium products that's all the better. Feel free to add to suit your own taste. I posted this in another forum and people have used beer, peppers, and whatever else that suits them.

I also divide the servings by the number of thighs I use.

Make sure the chicken is completely cooked along with the carrots and you are there. Great dish!