Easy Chicken Jambalaya Recipe. Jambalaya is a traditional Louisiana Creole dish of Spanish and French influence. It's a creole version of paella.
📖 Recipe
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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Coralie says
This looks really good! I haven't ever tried making this before - but I will have to try this easy recipe. Thanks!
tara pittman says
My husband loves this dish. Maybe I will make it for him.
Juleskalpauli (@juleskalpauli) says
I am on a meat fast most meats apart from chicken...so I love this easy chicken Jambalaya recipe woot. I can make some delishh sunday roasts with this jambalaya...and it has some green yayy!
Claudette Esterine says
This I have to pin and try before winter is done! Thanks. 🙂
Healing Tomato (@healingtomato) says
This one pot Jambalaya is a great idea. It looks delicious and very creative.
Sarah says
I love jambalaya so so much! We try to go to NOLA at least once a year and basically only eat bowls and bowls of it lol!
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Eugenia Nazarova (@NazarovaEugenia) says
Looks so yummy! Thanks for the recipe
Ana De Jesus says
This sounds delicious and as a veggie I can adapt it by adding quorn sausage and quorn chicken!
Lexie Lane says
I really like easy recipes. Love that! Can't wait to try it.
OurFamilyWorld says
I love Jambalaya and I love that this is so easy to prepare. I need to try your recipe.