To me, this is not a complicated dish. There are a bunch of ingredients, but it's worth it. It is VEGETABLE JAMBALAYA, so just add in your sausage or whatnot. It's basically a one pot meal, and not difficult.

This is a winter dish for me. It makes great leftovers.

Vegetable Jambalya


3 Tbsp. oil
1 c. diced onion
2 zucchini squash diced
2 cloves garlic minced
3.4 c. diced celery
1/2 c. diced carrots
1 tsp. dried thyme
2 tsp. paprika
1 bay leaf
1 red bell pepper diced
1 greed pepper diced
1 can black eyed peas
28 oz. can plum tomatoes chopped with juice
2 tsp. parsley
3 1/4 c. vegetable broth
1 1/2 c. uncooked rice

Heat oil in large pot. Add onion and cook for 10 minutes. Add garlic, celery and carrots. Cook 1 minute longer. Mix in spices and herbs, and peppers, peas, tomatoes, and broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cook on low temperature 10 minutes.

30 minutes before serving, add zucchini, bring to a boil. Stir in rice, cover and cook for 20 minutes. Stir in parsley and serve. Serves 6.