Paella(Spain) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 oz. Italian sausage links
2 (19 oz.) cans ready-to-serve minestrone soup
8 oz. tomato sauce
2 tsp. dried crushed thyme leaves
8 oz. small to medium peeled and deveined shrimp
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
8 oz. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch strips
1 1/4 c. uncooked quick cooking rice

Preparation

In a large saucepan, brown sausage links and cut in 1/4-inch slices.
Add minestrone soup, tomato sauce, thyme and garlic powder; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 3 minutes.
Add shrimp and chicken.
Simmer, covered, until shrimp are pink and chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes.
Stir in uncooked rice.
Remove from heat.
Cover; let stand until almost all the liquid is absorbed.
Serve in bowls.
Makes 6 cups.