Chicken Bog

Ingredient:

• 1 cup Carolina Gold rice
• 2 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (about 4 thighs)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
• 1 teaspoon black pepper, divided
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 8 ounces smoked sausage, such as andouille, chopped (about 1 cup)
• 1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onion (about 1 medium onion)
• 1 cup chopped carrots (about 2 medium carrots)
• 1 cup chopped celery (about 3 stalks)
• 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 4 cups lower-sodium chicken broth
• 2 fresh bay leaves or 1 dried bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• Hot sauce (such as Tabasco)
• Lemon wedges