Man Pleasin' Jambalaya

Ingredients

• 4  carrots thinly sliced
• 0.3 teaspoon cayenne pepper to taste
• 2 stalks celery thinly sliced
• 6 cups chicken broth 
• 1  bell pepper green seeded chopped
• 8 ounce mushroom pieces drained canned
• 1 small onion finely chopped
• 12 servings salt and pepper to taste
• 8  chicken breast halves diced boneless skinless
• 1 pound sausage smoked sliced
• 0.3 cup vegetable oil 
• 3 cups rice long grain white

Equipment

• pot

Directions

1. Heat oil in a large soup pot over medium heat.
2. Add onion and cook, stirring frequently until soft.
3. Add the chicken and continue cooking and stirring so that it does not stick. When the chicken is browned, add the carrots, celery, mushrooms, bell pepper and sausage.
4. Pour in the broth, and bring to a boil.
5. Add the rice, and season with cayenne, salt and pepper. Cover and cook over low heat for 20 minutes, until rice is tender and broth has been absorbed.