Creole Style Jambalaya

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Creole Style Jambalaya is a flavorful dish made with chicken, sausage and shrimp mixed with rice, tomatoes, celery, onion and green pepper.

Prep Time10

Cook Time35

Total Time45

Course: Chicken, Entree, Seafood, Soup and Stew

Cuisine: Cajun, Creole

Keyword: creole jamblaya, jambalaya recipe, jambalaya with chicken, sausage and shrimp, jambalaya with tomatoes

Servings: people

Calories: 629kcal

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium green pepper diced
1 medium onion diced
2 stalks celery diced
1 tablespoon garlic minced
1 lb chicken breast cut into bite sized pieces
1 lb smoked sausage cut into ¼ inch rounds
8 oz tomato sauce
14.5 oz canned diced tomatoes
2 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
salt and pepper, to taste
3 cups chicken broth
1 ½ cups long grain white rice
1 lb shrimp peeled and deveined
1 teaspoon parsley to garnish

Instructions

In a large pan with a lid, add the olive oil and heat to medium heat. Add in the green pepper, onion and celery and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened. Then add in the garlic and cook for 1 minute more.
Add the bite sized pieces of chicken to the pan and cook for 5-7 minutes more, until the chicken is cooked through and lightly browned.
Then stir in the sausage, canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, Cajun seasoning, thyme, oregano, crushed red pepper flake, salt and pepper.
Follow that with the chicken broth, Worcestershire sauce, and long grain rice. Mix in until the rice is submerged in the liquid. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cover with the lid.
Cook for 20-25 minutes, or until the rice has absorbed nearly all of the liquid. Taste test and add more seasoning as needed. Then stir in the shrimp and cook for 2-3 minutes more, until the shrimp is pinked and cooked through.
Divide the jambalaya into shallow bowls or on plates and top with parsley for garnish.

Notes

Substitutions: andouille sausage can be replaced with any smoked sausage. 28 oz. crushed tomatoes can replace the tomato sauce and canned tomatoes, you may need to cook the recipe a few minutes longer. Red, yellow or orange bell peppers can be used instead of green. You can always add more Cajun seasoning, but you can't take it away. Taste test after you add in the seasonings and the rice has boiled to see if you need more. Alternately, add hot sauce to the finished recipe if you'd like it spicier.

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