Big Easy Chicken Gumbo

1 chicken breast, diced
2 tablespoons bacon fat
1 green bell pepper, diced
3 stalks celery, diced
1 quart chicken broth
2 cups canned tomatoes
Salt and white pepper
1/3 cup uncooked white rice
1 cup cooked sliced okra
3 tablespoons chopped Italian or regular parsley

In a large skillet, or crock pot if it has a browning unit, saute diced chicken in bacon fat until pieces become firm, but not brown; remove chicken. Saut green pepper and celery until translucent, but not brown, and add to chicken in crock pot. Add broth or stock, tomatoes, salt and pepper. Cover pot; turn on LOW and cook for 4 to 6 hours or until chicken is tender. Add rice and okra during last hour of cooking.

Serve gumbo garnished with parsley.

Serves 4 to 6.