Sausage and Ham Jambalaya Breakfast

This is seriously one of the best breakfasts I've had in a long time!  I love the flavors and the spice in this  dish.  If you want to watch your intake cut the eggs out or take out the yolk. But breakfast is the perfect time to load up any ways.  It's dinner you should take it easy at when eating.



Ingredients:

• 8 oz. Cooked diced/crumbled Sausage
• 8 oz. Diced ham
• 4 c. Chicken stock
• 2 c. Rice
• 2 c. Shredded cheese
• 1 Onion, julienne
• 8 eggs
• 1 Pepper, julienne
• 2 Medium sized tomatoes, diced
• 2 Tbls. butter
• 1 Tbls. Creole seasoning
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 8 pcs. bread, whole wheat is my favorite

 Directions:

add a splash of olive oil to a big pot and add rice when hot.  Stir frequently making sure that all the rice get's a browned a little bit. (This is my favorite way to cook nearly all rice no matter what it's for, with the exception of sticky rice of course)

Add the tomatoes and then add chicken stock in slowly while stirring and let it get to a boil.  Once boiling, cover and simmer your rice for the recommended time.  I usually check after 20 min. to see if the water has been absorbed.  My method adds a slightly faster cooking time it seems. Also a plus.

While all this is going on you could be sataying the onions and peppers in a little butter or olive oil. Once close to done add the garlic, ham, and sausage.  Heat till hot and set aside.

Once the rice is done and off the heat, add the veggies and meats and creole seasoning to the rice.  Add more creole for more spice. 

Cook the eggs up the way you like them, and toast your bread lightly

Add your Jambalaya to your plate and add the cheese, then eggs on top.  The hot Jambalaya and the hot eggs will help melt the cheese into this mixture.

let your toast be a spoon, and ENJOY!

A good fruit to go with this would be grapefruit for a side.  Something light and sweet.