Ingredients

2 onins, chopped

1/2 green pepper, chopped

1/2 red pepper, chopped

1/2 yellow pepper, chopped

3 tbsp. oil

1 lb. shrimp (raw, fresh)

1 1/2 cup uncooked rice (Uncle Bens converted)

3 cups chicken broth

1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes

1/8 tsp. pepper

1/8 tsp. thyme

1/8 tsp. tobasco

1 bay leaf, crumbled

1 lb. cooked cubed ham or specialty sausage

Preparation

Cook and stir onions, peppers, garlic & 2 tbsp. oil in 4 quart dutch oven. Cook on low for 3 minutes. Add shrimp and cook until they are pink (5 minutes). Turn into mixing bowl. Cook remaining oil and rice in Dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring frequently for 10 minutes. Stir in chx broth, tomatoes, salt, pepper and spices. Heat to boiling. Cover and simmer (w/out stirring) until rice is tender. Stir in shrimp mix and warm until shrimp and ham are hot.