Easy Chicken Jambalaya Recipe. Jambalaya is a traditional Louisiana Creole dish of Spanish and French influence. It's a creole version of paella.
Easy Chicken Jambalaya Recipe
Ingredients
- 10 ounces andouille sausage
- 1 lb chicken breast, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 2 cups celery stalks, diced
- 1 cup green bell pepper, diced
- 1 14 oz can crushed tomatoes
- 1 ½ cups white long grain rice
- 2 leaves bay
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 3 cups chicken stock
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 2 ½ tablespoons paprika
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
Instructions
- Season the chicken with cayenne pepper, garlic powder, paprika, black pepper, onion powder, oregano and thyme.
- Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large heavy Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook chicken until browned all over.
- Add celery stalks, onion, bell pepper then cook for 3 minutes
- Add garlic, tomatoes, bay leaves, Worcestershire. Stir in rice and slowly add broth
- Add andouille sausage then reduce heat, simmer, uncovered for about 15 minutes or until rice and chicken are cooked through
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Jessica Beal Harlow
I love a good jambalaya and this version does look simple to make! It's the combination of the spices that really makes the dish!
John Milnes
Nice recipe, we need to try this. I am going to smuggle the ingredients in to the shopping basket next time we need groceries.
Thanks for Sharing.
John M
Kathy Kenny Ngo
This is another chicken recipe that I can make for my son. Thanks!
Fashionable Librarian
This is what you call real comfort food....easy to do so you can get back to sitting in front of the TV on a cold day
Eileen xo
always a favorite, great recipe! so cold and this hits the spot
angie
I have a nurse friend of mine (well she is my boss) who loves to make jambalaya I can well tell this dish will be yummy thanks for sharing the recipe so I can try to make as well
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Johnny Ramsey
This was horrible. I wish some of the people above had made it and posted the results.