Name: Jambalaya Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 8, 8 servings
Cuisine: cajun
Ingredients: 3 tablespoon olive oil (divided); 1 pound Andouille sausage ((or any smoked sausage)); 1½ pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs (chopped into 1-inch cubes); 3 tablespoon Cajun seasoning (divided and adjusted to suit your own personal taste/heat preference); 2 medium yellow onions (diced); 1 green bell pepper (seeded and diced); 1 red bell pepper (seeded and diced); 3 stalks celery (diced); 6 cloves garlic (minced); 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon pepper; ½ teaspoon cayenne; 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning; 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 1 (14 ounce) can diced/crushed tomatoes; 2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 1½ cups uncooked long-grain white rice (rinsed and drained thoroughly); 2¾ cups low sodium chicken broth; 1 cup okra (thinly sliced (or 1 tsp file powder), optional); 1 pound raw shrimp (thawed, peeled, and deveined); fresh chopped parsley (to garnish); chopped green onion (to garnish)

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Jambalaya Recipe

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 8 · 1h 45m total

Servings

Calories

25% of a 2,000 cal day

502KCAL

Protein

46g91% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat18g

23%

Saturated4g

22%

Unsaturated13g

—

Total Carbs40g

14%

Fiber3g

12%

Total Sugars6g

—

incl. Added Sugars1g

Starch30g

—

Sodium2322mg

100%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A hearty one-pot Cajun dish combining chicken, andouille sausage, shrimp, and vegetables with rice in a bold, spicy sauce. Rich and comforting with complex flavors from Cajun spices and tomatoes. A complete meal perfect for weeknight dinners.

Ingredients

8 SERVINGS

3 tbspolive oil
1 lbAndouille sausage — smoked, or any smoked sausage
1½ lbboneless skinless chicken breasts — chopped into 1-inch cubes, 680 g, or boneless skinless chicken thighs
3 tbspCajun seasoning
2medium yellow onions — diced
1green bell pepper — seeded, diced
1red bell pepper — seeded, diced
3celery — diced
6garlic — minced
1 tspsalt
1 tsppepper
½ tspcayenne
1 tbspItalian seasoning
1 tspred pepper flakes
14 ozdiced/crushed tomatoes — canned, 1 can
2 tspWorcestershire sauce
1½ cupsuncooked long-grain white rice — rinsed and drained
2¾ cupslow sodium chicken broth
1 cupokra — or file powder, optional
1 lbraw shrimp — thawed, peeled, deveined
fresh chopped parsley — optional
green onion — chopped

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Method

1h 45m total

Read the method on The Forked SpoonJessica Randhawa’s original page

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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