Ham Jambalaya

For Christmas dinner, we picked a a Honeybaked Ham Co. ham. We don't get them very often since they're pretty pricey, but we do enjoy every bite! And there are so many wonderful recipes that use the leftover ham. This is a really, really easy one and if you like okra, and we do, this comes out so very tasty, thanks in part to the wonderful honeybaked ham.

This recipe serves four and I make the entire recipe so I'd have leftovers and am so glad I did! I wasn't paying attention to the recipe and cooked the rice separately, so if I thought this recipe was easy the way I did it, you could make it in a snap if you made the rice with the jambalaya instead of separately.

HAM JAMBALAYA

2 cups cooked ham, diced

1 cup green pepper, chopped

1 cup chopped onion

10 oz sliced fresh okra

14.5 oz can diced tomatoes

1 cup chicken broth

1 cup water

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp thyme

1/4 tsp black pepper

1/4 tsp cayenne

1 cup uncooked rice

hot sauce to taste

Combine all ingredients except rice in a large, heavy skillet; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes.

Stir in rice and simmer, tightly covered, for 20 minutes or longer, or until rice is tender.