Chicken Bog (Yes, Bog!)

 Hey.. this is Mickie (from the Message Board), with a recipe for March. This is my variation on a recipe that is native to the coastal areas of SC (known as the lowcountry). They even have festivals here dedicated to {it}!

 1 chicken, cut up
1 package polska kielbasa (smoked sausage)
3 cups uncooked rice (not quick cook- you need the old fashioned 20 minute kind)
1 can cream of celery soup
Salt and Pepper

 Boil chicken. While it cools, measure out 6 cups of the liquid (which is now chicken broth). You can freeze the rest for soups, etc. De-bone chicken and and set aside.

 Bring broth to a boil, add rice. Return to boil, cover, and simmer on low for 20 minutes. 

Slice sausage. Take the cover off the pot, and add the sausage, chicken, and can of soup (do not add water). Stir briefly - you want the rice to retain it's heat. Replace cover and let sit for 10 minutes (this heats the sausage). Remove cover, stir well. If it seems dry, you can add a lil hot water or broth, and stir again. Season to taste.  Serve YUM YUM!!

 There are ENDLESS variations on this recipe. My 90-something year old grandma makes it with whole chicken legs (she does not debone them) and cooked Jimmy Dean breakfast sausage. I have seen it made with shrimp, corn, celery, carrots.  You can add vegetables, omit meats, use any flavor soup, or none at all. Make this recipe your own, and come on down to South Carolina for the annual Bog-Off!!!

 Enjoy! Mickie

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