New Orleans Style Jambalaya

• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 8 links smoked sausage, cut into 1/4 inch rounds
• 2 lbs boneless chicken, white and dark meat,cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons Emeril's Original Essence
• 3 cups chopped onions
• 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 2 tablespoons garlic
• 3 cups long-grain white rice
• 5 cups low sodium chicken broth or 5 cups chicken broth
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup chopped green onion

1. Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat.
2. Cook sausage 5 minutes and remove from pan.
3. Add chicken, cayenne pepper 1 tablespoons Essence to pan and cook 5 minutes.
4. Remove from pan.
5. Add onions, bell peppers, remaining Essences and garlic to pan and cook 8-10 minutes until vegetables are softened.
6. Add rice and cook, stirring 3-5 minutes.
7. Return sausage and chicken to pan.
8. Add stock and bay leaf.
9. Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil.
10. Cover and reduce heat to low.
11. Cook 25 minutes; remove from heat.
12. Let stand, covered 10 minutes.
13. Remove bay leaf and stir in green onions to serve.

vegetable oil, sausage, chicken, cayenne pepper, onions, green bell pepper, garlic, longgrain white rice, chicken broth, bay leaf, green onion

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/new-orleans-style-jambalaya-100214 (may not work)