Chicken And Sausage Jambalaya - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 small fryer
1 rib celery (with leaves)
1 onion, halved
1 clove garlic
2 c. converted long grain rice
1 lb. smoked sausage, sliced into 1/2-inch pieces
1 lb. ham, cubed
1/2 stick butter
1 c. chopped yellow onion
3/4 c. chopped green pepper
1/4 c. chopped fresh parsley
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
1 can Ro-Tel (optional)
1 large bay leaf
1/4 tsp. thyme
2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. Tabasco

Preparation

The first 4 items: In large pot, cover chicken with water. Add celery, onion and garlic; boil until tender, about 1 hour. Save broth. Remove meat from bones. In 5 cups of stock, cook rice until all liquid is absorbed, about 25 minutes.