chicken and sausage jambalaya

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup stick of butter
• 1 - onion coarsely chopped
• 1 - green pepper, seeded and coarsely chopped
• 3 - celery ribs, coarsely chopped
• 5 - garlic cloves minced
• 11/2 pounds shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 11/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 11/2 inch cubes
• 3 - bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 2 cans (28 ounce each) stewed tomatoes
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/4 cup worcestshire sauce
• 1 to 3 teaspoons hot pepper sauce
• 1/2 pound precooked andouille sausage cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 1/2 pound smaked ham cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 1/2 pound crawfish tails, peeled (optional)
• 1 bunch scallions coarsely chopped
• - salt to taste
• 3 cups uncooked long-grain white rice