Jambalaya Rice- and a giveaway!

Giveaway ended: The winner is Carmen! Congrats!!

Jambalaya Rice; definition according to John: a bucket full of yum. I have to agree, especially the recipe we found in the latest Menu magazine by Wegmans. We tweaked a few things but in the end this is a total keeper!! One major change we had was upping the amount of canned tomatoes used. They called for 1 1/2 cups, since we love tomatoes we had to use more (we used a 28oz can in full). Especially since the wonderful people at RedPack sent us this stellar giftpack!

Look at the huge can it came in! How fun is that? I want to use it as an end table (John seems to be against this idea for some reason) :) There were also tasty recipe cards in the huge can, but I wanted to make this Jambalaya!

Giveaway!
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Jambalaya Rice
recipe by Wegmans (click for original recipe), my slight adaptation below
1 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 1/2 lbs Skinless Chicken Breasts, 1-inch dice
2 tsp Konriko Creole Seasoning
1 1/2 cups Chopped Onions
4 cloves Garlic, chopped
1 cup 1-inch diced celery (about 2 stalks)
1 Tbsp dried rosemary leaves
1 pkg(13.2 oz) Wegmans Don't be Piggy (non meat sausage crumble) - best product name EVER!
2  bay leaves
2 boxes(8 oz each) Wegmans Whole Grain 5 Rice Blend
28 oz can RedPack diced tomatoes
2 cups Food You Feel Good About Chicken Culinary Stock
1/2  orange pepper, 1-inch dice (about 3/4 cup)
1/2  red sweet pepper, 1-inch dice (about 3/4 cup)
1 cup frozen okra
1 Tbsp dried basil

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Add oil to braising pan on MEDIUM-HIGH. Add chicken and creole seasoning to pan. Cook, stirring about 2 min, until chicken begins to brown.
Add onion; cook, stirring, 3-4 min, until onion begins to soften. Add garlic, cook, stirring, 1 min. Add celery, thyme, sausage, and bay leaves. Cook 1 min.
Add grain blend; cook, stirring, 1 min. Add tomatoes; cook 1 min. Add stock, okra and peppers. Bring to simmer on HIGH; cover.
Transfer to oven. Cook 1 hour, 10 min.
Remove from oven; let rest 10 min. Remove bay leaves; stir in basil.



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