Jambalaya One-Pot Meal

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1/2 cup onions chopped
• 1 stalk celery sliced
• 1 medium green bell peppers seeded, cut into strips
• 1 cup long grain rice
• 16 ounces tomatoes, stewed, canned
• 1 cup water
• 18 teaspoon red hot pepper sauce optional
• 1/2 cup ham cooked, chopped
• 8 thin chorizo sausage or other spicy sausage
• 1 teaspoon thyme dried, or oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 x black pepper to taste
• 1 pound shrimp medium, shelled and deveined
• 1 slices lemon and parsley, for garnish

1. In a large skillet or paella pan, heat oil over medium heat.
2. Add garlic, onion, celery, and green pepper and saute just until softened (about 3 minutes).
3. Add rice, tomatoes and their juice, the water, hot-pepper sauce, ham (if used), chorizo, thyme, salt, and pepper.
4. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes.
5. Quickly add shrimp, cover, and cook 5 minutes longer, or until rice is tender and shrimp have turned pink.
6. Toss with a fork.
7. Garnish with lemon and parsley.

olive oil, garlic, onions, celery, green bell peppers, long grain rice, tomatoes, water, red hot pepper sauce optional, ham cooked, sausage, thyme, salt, black pepper, shrimp, lemon

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/jambalaya-one-pot-meal-44257 (may not work)