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Jambalaya
by Shannon Mohs
serves: 8
 
Ingredients:
  3/4 lb   smoked sausage,sliced rounds
  1 Large   red pepper, diced
  2 Stalks   Celery, chopped
  4   scallions, sliced
  1/2 cup   Parsley, coarsely chopped
  3 cloves   garlic, chopped
  2 T   Thyme leaves,fresh
  1 1/2 cups   Rice
  1 1/2 Lbs   Chicken thigh, boneless/skinless chopped
  28 oz   can of diced tomatoes
  2 cups   chicken Broth
  3   Bay Leaves
  1/2 tsp   salt
  1/2 tsp   pepper
  1/4 tsp   cayenne pepper
  1 lb   Medium Shrimp, pealed/deveined
  1 T   lemon juice
Directions:
  Saute the sausage in a Dutch Oven over med-high heat until lightly browned. Remove, set aside. Add the red pepper to the Duth oven;saute 2 min. Add celery, scallions, parsley, garlic, and thyme stirring well. Cook another 3 minutes then add the rice, still stirring. Add the hicken, combine well.

Reduce the heat to low and cook 5 minutes. Stir in the sausage, tomatoes, broth, bay leaves, salt, black pepper and cayenne. Cover and cook 15 to 20 minutes or until the rice is done. Stir in the Shrimp and lemon juice and cook until the shrinp are just done, another 3-5 minutes. Serve Warm.