Jambalaya

Ingredients: 3 tbls butter optional: 6 oz chopped chicken breast 12 oz ham, diced 12 oz andoulille sausage, sliced 1 1/2 cup onion, diced 2 cup bell pepper, diced optional: 2-4 roma tomato, diced 15 oz can no-salt-added diced tomoto 4 cups chicken broth 6 oz can tomato paste plus water to make 2 cups sauce 4 cloves garlic minced, 3/4 tsp black pepper 3/4 tsp ground cayenne pepper, 3/4 tsp thyme 3 dry bay leaves 2 cups dry jasmine rice 12 oz shrimp, shelled, headless, deveined, small (100-200 count) Hawaiian Sweet Rolls 24 oz Black and Tan (porter and pilsner)

Directions: butter in hot skillet optional: add chicken, cook 3 minutes add ham and sausage, cook 5 minutes add vegetables, cook 8 minutes transfer into big pot add broth, add sauce add garlic, pepper, pepper,thyme and bat leaves bring up to a boil, reduce to simmer for 30 minutes remove bay leaves, add rice simmer 15 minutes, stiring occasionally add shrimp, cook 5 minutes DONE, serve in bowls, with rolls and beer