Chicken & Shrimp Jambalaya

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup celery, sliced
• 1 cup green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh garlic
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 2 cups cubed cooked chicken
• 1 cup uncooked long grain rice
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 lb cooked smoked link sausage, cut into 1/4-inch slices
• 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon granule
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 lb fresh medium raw shrimp, peeled and deveined or 1 lb frozen medium raw shrimp, thawed, peeled, deveined

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in 6-quart saucepan or dutch oven until sizzling; add celery, green pepper, onion and garlic. cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender (6 to 8 minutes).
• 2 add all remaining ingredients except shrimp and hot pepper sauce. cook over medium-high heat until mixture comes to a full boil (5 to 6 minutes).
• 3 reduce heat to low. cover; cook until rice is fork tender (20 to 25 minutes). add shrimp; continue cooking until shrimp turn pink (4 to 5 minutes).