Veggie Jambalaya - total time 30 minutes

1 bell pepper, chopped

2 small zucchinis, chopped

1 large onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

.75 cups rice

1 pint crushed tomatoes

1 cup vegetable broth

1 tbsp cajun seasoning

1 tbsp hot sauce

3 bay leaves

salt & pepper

1. Prepare rice according to package.  Saute onions in some olive oil in a pan for about five minutes.  Add garlic and zucchini, cook for three minutes.  Add crushed tomatoes and bay leaves.

2. Add rice and vegetable broth, simmer for ten minutes.  Add seasoning and hot sauce, continue simmering for five additional minutes.  Remove bay leaves and serve.

If you want to add meat to the dish, add some chopped sausage when you add the crushed tomatoes (or make the sausage separate like I did below).