Cajun Casserole, Texas Style

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

• 1 pound andouille sausage or kielbasi
• 1 large Spanish onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 2 cups uncooked rice
• 4 green onions, chopped (tops and bottoms)
• 3 stalks celery, chopped (including leaves)
• 1 medium green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans beef broth
• 1 (10 ounce) can Ro*Tel tomatoes
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 hot jalapeño pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 pound raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1/2 pound sea scallops

Instructions

1. Cook sausage. Drain on paper towel and when cool to touch, cut into 1/2 inch diagonal slices. Set aside.
2. Using a large Dutch oven, spray bottom with Pam (or coat bottom with olive oil) and add Spanish onion, garlic, rice, green onions, celery, green and red peppers. Cook, stirring, until onion and celery are limp.
3. Add remaining ingredients except seafood. Raise heat to high; bring to a boil and cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
4. Cover the pot, lower the heat to low and cook for 30 minutes, stirring about every 10 minutes.
5. Remove cover and add seafood. If it looks too dry, add 1/4 to 1/2 cup broth and stir gently. Simmer 15 minutes longer, uncovered, to cook the shrimp and scallops.
6. Serve immediately.