Tonight was my first attempt at jambalaya. I used chicken thighs, smoked sausage and shrimp for my protein.

I read several recipes and made a hybrid version containing parts out of 3-4 recipes.

I found recipes using tomato products and others not using tomatoes. So I kinda hedged my bet and used about 2 Tablespoons of tomato paste.

I wasn't sure how much to caramelized my onion, bell pepper, and celery mixture. I decided to saute the trinity pretty dark.

Now to figure out how to reduce my recipe. The wife and I ate all we wanted and I have enough leftovers for another meal.

Overall it tasted pretty good.

Looks great!

Absolutely would

I could hurt myself on that stuff?

What would you different next time?

Next time I will reduce the amount of rice and proteins by 1/3 to 1/2. That will require a reduction in the amount of seasoning as well.

As far as the cooking process I will cook my vegetables more carmelizing the natural sugars more.

You do realize you can vacuum seal and freeze that stuff.....easy heat and eat meals for later...

x2 ... .looks great!