The Big Easy Jambalaya

2 tablespoons margarine
1 box chicken Rice-A-Roni
2 2/3 cups hot water
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
1/2 cup diced celery
1 green bell pepper, diced
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 pounds fresh shelled shrimp or 1 pound country
    smoked sausage, cut into bite-size pieces

Melt margarine in large skillet. Add Rice-A-Roni and saute until light brown. Stir in hot water. Add chicken flavor packet from Rice-A-Roni package, black pepper, Tabasco, onion, celery, bell pepper and salt. Add fresh shelled shrimp or cut-up sausage. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.

Serves 6.