Jambalaya

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 cups celery, chopped
• 1 sweet green pepper, chopped
• 1 sweet red pepper, chopped
• 5 hot italian sausages, cut into chunks
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (7 1/2 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 2 1/2 cups long grain rice
• 1 lb medium raw shrimp, peeled
• 1/2 cup green onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a large dutch oven, melt butter over medium-high heat; cook onion, celery and garlic until softened. add green and red pepper, bay leaves, oregano, thyme, salt, pepper and cayenne. cook until all softened and remove from pot.
• 2 add sausage to the pot and start to brown; add chicken. when they are starting to brown well, add vegetables back to the pot.
• 3 add rice and stir well. add tomatoes, tomato sauce and stock; bring to boil. stir in shrimp.
• 4 bake, covered in a 375 degree oven for 40 minutes or until rice is tender. discard bay leaves.
• 5 sprinkle individual servings with parsley and green onions.