Oven Jambalaya

I found this recipe in the 1984 Southern Living Annual Recipes. It is delicious. The rice comes out nice and creamy and the tomatoes and green chilies give it just a little kick. I made it spicier by using hot smoked sausage.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄4 cups water
• 1 1⁄2 cups  uncooked rice
• 1 (10 3/4ounce) can  cream of celery soup, undiluted
• 1 (10 3/4ounce) can  cream of onion soup, undiluted
• 1 (10 ounce) can tomatoes and green chilies, undrained and chopped (I used Ro-tel)
• 1  lb smoked sausage, cut into 1/2 inch slices
• 1  lb  fresh uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Lightly grease shallow 3-quart baking dish.
3. Combine first 5 ingredients in baking dish.
4. Cover and bake for 40 minutes.
5. Stir in sausage and shrimp.
6. Cover and bake another 20 minutes or until rice is done.