Jeweled Seafood Rice

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large red pepper, diced
• 1 large green pepper, diced
• 1 large onion, diced
• 7 stalks celery, diced
• 1½ cups baby carrots
• 2 large cloves garlic, minced
• 2 cups shrimp, mini salad size, cooked, peeled, deveined
• 2 ounces bacon, fried, well drained, diced
• 6 cups cooked brown rice
• ½ cup vegetable oil

Directions

• Heat butter and olive oil in large skillet over high heat. Add vegetables; reduce heat and sauté until peppers and onion begin to soften.
• Add bacon and shrimp to vegetable mixture.
• Heat oil in second skillet over high heat. Add rice and stir-fry until rice becomes shiny in appearance. Stir in vegetable mixture and rice. Taste and adjust spices. Serve with grilled shrimp and scallop kabobs.