Well, I have to be honest, I am actually impressed with the hubs' rating of the meal tonight. He HATES rice but he ate it! He did say he didn't love it because he didn't like the rice but he still ate it and I think that is quite an accomplishment! This did have quite a kick to it which I thought he would like but it was just a tad bit too spicey for him! I still thought it was pretty good! You see, I went to college in New Orleans and I can't really say I have had jambalaya in any way shape or form since I left so this was a nice treat! I also can honestly say I have never made jambalaya from scratch. This dish was actually quite easy to make and in my opinion quite tastie and made even better with a glass of fine wine!