Jambalaya

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 lb chicken, or 3 pieces
• 2 packages diced ham
• 1 package shrimp (salad or regular size if you want to de-tail them)
• 1 package sausage (like the links of Kielbasa)
• 1 onion, cut into small pieces
• 1 or 2 green peppers, cut into small pieces
• 3 or 4 celery stalks, cut into bite size pieces
• 4 cans chicken broth
• 4 cups rice
• 3 bay leaves
• Hot sauce, add to taste
• Chili powder, add to taste

DIRECTIONS:

1. Add 2 Tbs of oil to a (very) large stew pot.
2. Cut up the chicken into bite size pieces and add to the stew pot. Cook about 10 minutes or until chicken is done.
3. Cut up the sausage into bite size pieces. Add sausage and ham to pot.
4. Add celery, onion and green pepper. Cook until they are translucent.
5. Add chicken broth, bay leaves, rice, chili powder and hot sauce. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 20 minutes, until rice is cooked. Stir a lot to keep rice from sticking to the bottom of the pan.

*I pre-cut my chicken, green pepper, onion, celery and sausage into bite-size pieces so I can just throw them in when needed