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Jambalaya

| Updated Jan 8, 2017

Here is a version of Jambalaya that I came up with using foods I had on hand in the fridge and pantry.

Want more recipes like this?  Check out my Leisure Adventure cookbook at: https://smallkitchenbigflavors.blog/

 

Ingredients:

1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil

4 boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into chunks or slices approx. 1/2″ by 2″

3 mild Italian sausages, remove from casings & pinch off into 1″ by 1″ pieces

1/2 regular brown onion, diced

2 stalks celery, remove thread from celery if you like & slice between 1/8″ – 1/4″ thickness

1/2 red bell pepper, cut pepper, remove seeds then medium dice

8 oz. canned diced tomatoes

2 cups boxed chicken broth

1 1/4 cups basmati rice

1 1/2 teaspoons Tony Chachere's  creole seasoning (spice aisle at the grocery store)

10+ squirts of Crystal Louisiana hot sauce (or to your taste preference)

Salt and Pepper to taste

 

Directions:

Pour oil into saute' pan and heat on medium setting to warm.  Add diced onion and celery, turn heat to medium low and stir for 4-5 minutes until the onion is translucent.  Add chicken, sausage and Tony's creole seasoning and salt and pepper to taste.  Continue cooking and stirring for 10 minutes to brown the meats.  Add rice, diced bell pepper, chicken broth and diced tomatoes and Louisiana hot sauce.  Cover the pan, dutch oven or Instant Pot and continue cooking while covered and on high until the rice is fully cooked and the dish is complete.  Chicken internal temperature is safe at 165 degrees.

I made the recipe in both the Le Creuset 2.75 qt. dutch oven and also the 7in 1 Instant slower cooker.  Set the Le Creuset on low setting.  Cooked the stove top Le Creuset covered version for approximately 1 hour.  If the meat is fully cooked during the saute, your dish should be ready in 20 minutes.  I cooked the dish that was in the 7 in 1 slow cooker at high setting for 2 1/2 hours.  Both dutch oven and slow cooker methods resulted in Jambalaya that turned out delicious.

Left overs can be portioned into freezer ziplock bags for fridge or freezer.

Mike Wendland

Published on 2017-01-08

Mike Wendland is a multiple Emmy-award-winning Journalist, Podcaster, YouTuber, and Blogger, who has traveled with his wife, Jennifer, all over North America in an RV, sharing adventures and reviewing RV, Camping, Outdoor, Travel and Tech Gear for the past 12 years. They are leading industry experts in RV living and have written 18 travel books.

One Response to “Jambalaya”

January 09, 2017at11:39 am, Emilie Roper Smart said:

Interesting “international” version of jambalaya! Sounds tasty.

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