Mrs. Thomas Jambalaya

This recipe was given to me by Anna Reese, her Mom Laura Thomas makes the best Jambalaya! This is one of my go to recipes for a yummy easy dinner!

Momma Laura's Jambalaya

1 onion chopped
1 green bell pepper chopped (if you don't like bell peppers you can leave this out)
4 celery stalks chopped
1 small can of diced tomatoes
2 cloves of garlic
1/2# shrimp
1/2# sausage (Louisiana hot links or similar)
2 chicken breast (boneless,skinless)
1 cup white rice
2 cups chicken stock or broth

1. Boil the chicken in enough water to cover the chicken, when cooked through pull out and let cool a bit. After chicken is completely cooked cut into chunks or shredd.
2. In a 3-5 qt pot with a lid, Sauté the chopped veggies in olive oil, adding the chopped garlic toward the end.
3. Add sausage to veggies pot
4. Add rice and tomatoes with juice to veggies pot
5. Add 2 cups chicken broth and chicken to veggie pot and bring to a boil
6. Turn down heat, put the lid on the pot and simmer for 30 minutes, or until the water is absorbed and the rice is cooked. Stir the mixture every once in a while so that the rice doesn't stick or burn to the hottest part of the pot.
7. If using short grain rice, only use 1 1/2 cups chicken stock.
NOTE: if you use shrimp add it to the last 10-15 minutes of cooking time. You don't want to over cook the shrimp.
If you don't use shrimp just add a little more sausage.
The dish will be kinda wet, not dry like when you normally make rice.
Enjoy!