New Orleans Style Jambalaya

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 8 links smoked sausage, cut into 1/4 inch rounds
• 2 lbs boneless chicken, 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 rice
• 5 cups low sodium chicken broth or 5 cups chicken broth
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup chopped green onion

Recipe

• 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.