Crawfish Jambalaya

¼ cup cooking oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped bell pepper
½ cup celery, chopped fine
1 cup green onions, chopped
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 cups cleaned crawfish tails
1 teaspoon TexJoy seafood seasoning
1-1 ½ cup rice, raw
1-1 ½ cup water
Salt and TexJoy black pepper to taste

In oil, sauté onion, bell pepper, celery and green onions until tender. Add tomato paste, crawfish, and seafood seasoning. Cook on medium fire until liquid has cooked out. Add raw rice and water, bring to a boil; stir, reduce heat and simmer for about 30 minutes or until rice is done. Yield: 6 servings