"Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and file gumbo" wrote Hank Williams in "Jambalaya on the Bayou" immortalizing the hearty, Cajun country cooking served on the back country of Louisiana.
This is a frontier-style dish that uses anything that is on hand. Usually, chicken, tomatoes and rice are considered essential to the dish. Serve it the way they do in Louisiana with the hot pepper sauce placed right on the table.
Helpful Hints:
_ Buy peeled shrimp.
_ To save preparation time, buy sliced onion, celery and green pepper in the produce section of the market.
_ Minced garlic can be found in the produce section of the market.
Countdown:
_ Make jambalaya.
_ While jambalaya is cooking, make salad.
Shopping List:
Here are the ingredients you'll need for tonight's Dinner in Minutes.
To buy: 12 ounces bone-in chicken breast, \ pound peeled shrimp, 1 small bunch celery, 1 small green pepper, 1 medium tomato, 1 bag, washed-ready-to-eat salad, 1 bottle dried thyme, 1 bottle cayenne pepper and 1 bottle cider vinegar.
Staples: onion, minced garlic, canola oil, long-grain white rice, fat-free, low-salt chicken broth and hot pepper sauce.
