Hearty Jambalaya

By bakers_delight85

Ingredients

• 1 pound fully cooked kielbasa or Polish sausage, cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
• 1/2 tsp. hot pepper sauce
• 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
• 1/8 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/8 tsp. white pepper
• 1/8 tsp. pepper
• 1/2 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• Hot cooked rice, optional

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

In a Dutch oven or large saucepan, saute the sausage, chicken, onion, celery, green pepper and garlic in butter until chicken is no longer pink. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 6-8 minutes or until chicken is longer pink.
Stir in the shrimp. Cover and simmer for 4 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Serve over the rice if desired; or cool, cover and freeze up to 2 months.