FAT TUESDAY!!!

So I am in full out Disney Mode.  I eat, sleep, and dream Disney.  We leave in just a few days and I'm mixed with emotions!  I'm excited because I can't wait to see little bit's face the first time she sees the characters, the shows, the rides; but I'm also a little anxious/nervous that it will be so much for her.  She tends to have a little bit of a stand-offish personality.  I hope the room is nice and fun for her.  I hope she makes tons and tons of memories!  I hope the weather is nice.  Oh, I just can't stop thinking about it!  That, in turn, has made cooking nearly impossible in our house!  Yes, we've still been having a meal every night, but I am just trying to use up as much of the food we already have at home so everything has been thrown together.  Well, last night was no different in the thrown together mentality, but since it was Fat Tuesday, I felt like we needed a "southern French" feel to our food.  Introducing, Bowl Lickin' Jambalaya!

Jambalaya
You'll Need:
1-2 polish sausage links (sliced up real small)...I used 1 1/2 because Lil Bit and I had ate the other half the other day as "hot dogs".
1/2 stick butter
1/2 onion chopped
1 can diced tomatoes (I used Rotel)
2 1/2 C. rice (I used minute rice)
Creole Seasoning
Minced Garlic
(OPTIONAL) Chicken breasts/Shrimp

I sliced my sausage thinly and tossed it into a skillet with the butter, onions, and garlic.  I cooked them until they were brown and the onion was nicely sautéed.  Then I poured all of this in my crock pot.  I actually did the sausage part the night before.  I realized I had an extra boiled chicken breast in the fridge from the day before, so I shredded it and added it in the crock pot as well.  I then covered the meats with creole dry seasoning and poured in the entire can of Rotel.  I'm not sure the crockpot was necessary/a good idea, but I wanted everything to be warm and ready to eat when I got home.  I left it on low all day just to warm up, and it cooked the sausage a little more making them look a little darker than I prefer, but they tasted just fine.  Next time, I might would just cook it all in a large stock pot right before eating...but I like having the options.  About 30 minutes before eating, I went ahead and boiled my water and made the rice by following the directions.  After it was cooked, I went ahead and stirred it into the crockpot as well.  I left it on keep warm until time to eat.  By this time I was thinking we needed something else to go with this (because I knew it would be a tad spicy and little bit HATES spicy).  So we had a packet of red lobster cheddar biscuits in the cabinet, so I threw those together too.  This would also be good with a soup, or side salad, but we just gorged on the jambalaya alone.  Warm and yummy!!