Jambalaya ... With A Punch

• 1 whole Onion
• 2 stalks Celery
• 1/2 whole Red Pepper (or Use The Whole Thing)
• 3 whole Precooked Andouille-like Sausage Links
• 1 pound Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs
• 3 Tablespoons Coconut Oil (refined)
• 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
• 2- 1/2 cups Uncooked Brown Rice (although Up To 3 Is Ok)
• 3 cloves Garlic
• 1 can (14 Oz. Can) Diced Tomatoes With Chile And Green Pepper
• 4 cups Chicken Broth
• 1/2 cans (6 Oz. Can) Tomato Paste
• 2 teaspoons Cayenne Pepper (I Probably Used 3)
• 2 dashes Paprika
• 1 teaspoon Dry Thyme
• 1 whole Bay Leaf
• 1 teaspoon Oregano
• 5 dashes Hot Sauce
• 2 teaspoons Tony Chachere's Cajun Seasoning, Or More To Taste, Plus Additional To Season Chicken Before Cooking
• 1 pound Frozen Shrimp (mine Were Precooked But It Shouldn't Matter)

1. Chop the fresh vegetables into small pieces.
2. Slice the sausage into discs and the chicken into cubes.
3. Sprinkle the chicken with some Cajun seasoning or salt and pepper.
4. Heat the oils in a pan on medium high and add the chopped vegetables followed by the chicken and sausage.
5. When the chicken is just about cooked and browned, add the rice and stir.
6. Add the garlic, tomatoes, chicken broth, tomato paste, cayenne pepper, paprika, thyme, bay leaf, oregano, hot sauce and Cajun seasoning.
7. (Depending how much rice you go with, you may need to add some more water.)
8. Bring to a boil.
9. Reduce heat and simmer covered about 35 minutes, just stirring occasionally.
10. Add water as needed, if it gets too dry.
11. While there is still liquid (about 10 minutes to go or less), add the thawed shrimp and stir thoroughly.
12. This is spicy, so cut down spices as need beas in most everything I cook.
13. Note that I didnt add any additional salt.
14. Also, it took much longer to cook than it usually takes me to cook brown rice (which is 45 minutes), so Im not entirely sure what happened there.
15. Using white rice will definitely shorten the cooking time.

onion, stalks celery, red pepper, sausage, chicken, coconut oil, olive oil, brown rice, garlic, tomatoes, chicken broth, tomato paste, cayenne pepper, paprika, thyme, bay leaf, oregano, chacheres cajun, shrimp

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/jambalaya-e280a6-with-a-punch/ (may not work)