Jambalaya W/shrimp, Chicken And Sausage

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 slices bacon, chopped
• 1 cup long-grain rice, uncooked
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 cup sliced celery (optional)
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 lb cooked smoked sausage, 1/2 inch pieces (i like to use hillshire farms hot links)
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup garlic flavored barbecue sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, diced and cooked (brown in frying pan)
• 1/2-1 lb medium shrimp, steamed,peeled and deveined

Recipe

• 1 brown smoked sausage and drain excess grease.
• 2 set aside along with pre-cooked shrimp and chicken.
• 3 fry bacon until crisp in 3-quart dutch oven or large deep skillet.
• 4 do not drain.
• 5 stir in celery, rice, onion, garlic and green pepper.
• 6 cook and stir over medium-high heat for 5 minutes.
• 7 add tomato sauce, sausage, water, barbecue sauce, salt and cayenne.
• 8 stir.
• 9 bring to a boil.
• 10 cover.
• 11 simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 12 add chicken and shrimp, allow to simmer another 10 minutes until heated.