Description
Tender chicken, juicy shrimp and spicy andouille sausage and tossed with rice, bell peppers, onions, celery, tomatoes, and a generous dose of Creole seasoning. It’s comfort food with some kick (how much kick is up to you)
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 pound chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces
- ½ pound andouille sausage, sliced in ¼ inch slices
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 stalk celery, diced
- 1 cup white long grain rice
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons Creole seasoning (see recipe below)
- 1–2 teaspoons hot sauce
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2 bay leaves
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ pound medium raw shrimp, deveined (optional: tails removed)
- 4 green onions, thinly sliced
- For the Creole Seasoning:
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 teaspoons sweet paprika powder
- 1½ teaspoons dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
Seasoning
- Combine all the spices in a coffee or spice grinder. Grind to a fine powder and store in an airtight jar until ready to use.
Jambalaya
- Place the chicken in a bowl with 1 tablespoon of the Creole seasoning. Set aside.
- Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat and brown the chicken on all sides. Add the andouille sausage and cook for another 3 minutes or so until the sausage begins to brown.
- Add the onion, garlic, celery, and bell pepper and cook for 3-4 minutes. Add the rice, diced tomatoes, remaining tablespoon of Creole seasoning, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper and stir to combine. Add the chicken broth and bay leaves.
- Bring it to a boil, reduce the heat to medium-low, cover and simmer for 15 minutes, giving it one stir around the halfway point. Add the shrimp, cover, and simmer for another 10 minutes or until the rice is tender.
- Serve sprinkled with some sliced green onions.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 35 mins
- Category: Main
- Cuisine: Creole