Jambalaya, Chicken and Smoked Sausage

• Ready In: 1 hr 50 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1 (3 lb)  chicken
• 2  cups  chopped onions
• 1  cup  fine chopped parsley
• 2  lbs smoked sausage
• 8  cups  chicken stock
•  salt
• 1⁄2 cup  vegetable oil
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped bell pepper
• 1  cup  fine chopped green onion
• 3  cups long grain rice
• 1  tablespoon  chopped garlic
•  cayenne pepper

Directions

1. Cut chicken into 2 inch pieces.
2. ,rinsed, and dried.
3. Set aside.
4. Slice smoked sausage into 1/4 inch pieces.
5. In a heavy, high-walled skillet over med.
6. heat, brown the chicken in the oil, stirring the meat around so it won't stick.
7. After the chicken has browned, remove from pot.
8. Then add onions, bell pepper, parsley, and green onions, and saute until the onions are clear.
9. Stir in the sausage, rice, stock, garlic, chicken, salt, and pepper.
10. Continue cooking until nearly all the water has boiled out, then reduce the heat to low, cover, and let simmer until the rice is done, about 1 hr.
11. DO NOT LIFT THE LID FOR AT LEAST 1 HOUR.