Jambalaya - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. uncooked rice
1 (16 oz.) can stewed tomatoes
1 lb. sausage
2 1/2 to 3 lb. chicken pieces
1 lb. or more cleaned baby shrimp
1 large clove garlic
canned chicken broth
1/4 tsp. dried thyme leaves
salt and pepper
cayenne red pepper
1 large onion
chopped celery or green pepper (optional)
diced ham (optional)

Preparation

Fry sausage; drain and cut in bite size pieces.
Saute onion, celery and pepper in drippings until tender.
Add broth, tomatoes, seasoning, chicken and sausage.
Bring to a boil and add rice. Cover and simmer 25 minutes.
Add shrimp during last 5 to 10 minutes.