Dice the onion, bell peppers, jalapeno (optionally remove seeds), and celery, and mince the garlic. You can place all these ingredients in the same bowl, as they will be added to the pot at the same time.
1 onion, 1 red bell pepper, 1 orange bell pepper, 1 jalapeno, 3 celery sticks, 4 garlic cloves
Measure and rinse the jasmine rice thoroughly.
1 cup jasmine rice
Open the canned tomatoes and measure the water.
28 oz San Marzano whole tomatoes, 1.5 cup water
In a small bowl, combine all the spices.
1 tsp smoked paprika, 1 tsp dried thyme, 1 tsp dried oregano, 1 tsp cayenne powder, 1 tsp onion powder, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp black pepper, 1 tsp sea salt
Measure the kidney beans, peas, and okra into a bowl.
2 cups kidney beans, 1 cup peas, 1 cup okra