How to make Jambalaya: Easy and Quick recipe
Jambalaya is one pot meal perfection packed with a lot of proteins (I used chicken, sausage, and shrimp!) This super easy dish is pure comfort loaded with delicious flavors that everyone will love.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoons butter unsalted
- 1-2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning adjust to suit your tastes
- 1 pack andouille sausage sliced into rounds
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs cut into about 1 inch pieces
- 1 onion diced
- 1 small green bell pepper diced
- 1 small red bell pepper diced
- 2 stalks celery chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 8 ounces crushed tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon liquid shrimp crab boil concentrated
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cups uncooked white rice short grain or long grain
- 4 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 1 pound large 26-30 raw shrimp, tail off, peeled and deveined
- Sliced green onions to garnish
Instructions
- 1. Preparation step: Heat 1 tablespoon of butter in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. On the other hand, season chicken pieces with some of the Cajun seasonings and set them aside.
- 2. Saute the chicken and sausages: Saute the chicken and sausage in heated butter until they’re lightly brown.
- 3. Saute all the vegetables: Add onion, bell pepper, and celery in butter, and cook until the onion is soft and transparent. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant (it may take about 30 seconds).
- 4. Add seasonings: Add tomatoes, salt, pepper, oregano, liquid shrimp crab boil, Worcestershire sauce, and Cajun seasoning and give everything a good stir.
- 5. Add rice and chicken broth: First, add rice and toast them well. Then add chicken broth, and bring to a boil. Once the chicken broth is boiling, reduce the heat to a low medium.
- 6. Add shrimp on top: After putting the shrimp on top of the Jambalaya mixture, stir the mixture gently.
- 7. Cover and cook: Now cover the Jambalaya mixture and let it cook for 20-25 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and the rice is cooked. Make sure you’re occasionally stirring the mixture.
- 8. Serve warm: Serve it with your favorite topping and enjoy. I love to use sliced green onions as a topping.
