[chgomom2005]

Jambalaya:

Chopped ham
Sliced Smoked sausage (I buy the eckrich or similar that come 2 in a vacuum sealed pouch near the meat/packaged deli meat in the store.) Chopped Chicken breast, I usually start with raw boneless skinless...but you can use leftover chicken pulled apart, too)
Diced Bell pepper (I do like to use the variety together green, red, and yellow or orange for this dish) (You can also add zucchini, okra, etc.)
Diced onion
Pressed Garlic
Chicken broth
Tomato sauce
Stewed Tomatoes (definitely at least one can) Rice Hot sauce

Drizzle a little oil (olive, canola, vegetable) in a big stockpot/stewpot.
Add the chopped chicken and cook until no longer pink. Add the chopped ham and sausage. Season with seasoned salt, pepper and crushed red pepper flakes. If you like spicy, you can add some of the hot sauce now...otherwise add it later. (I find the meat will retain some heat...)

Add the chopped veggies and garlic (If you don't have onion and garlic be sure to use onion/garlic powder--heck half the time I still use these even with the veggies.)

Add the rest.

(I like tomato sauce a lot, so I use quite a bit of that in mine.)

--also, make sure you use 2 C liquid for every C of rice--that is very important.

Bring to a boil. Stir well. Then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook about 20-30 minutes. (leave the lid on so the rice can cook! Don't peek more than
once!) (in a really big pot, the bottom rice might burn...happens, just don't scrape the bottom.)