Best Bubba Rice Recipes

BUBBA GUMP'S-INSPIRED JAMBALAYA RECIPE

Steps:

• Begin by heating an oiled Dutch oven over medium heat.
• In a large bowl, add the sausage, shrimp, and chicken pieces. Season them with the cajun seasoning. Set aside.
• In the Dutch oven, add the oil, then saute the onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic briefly.
• Add the red pepper flakes, black pepper, salt, paprika, hot pepper sauce, and Worcestershire sauce. Continue sauteing.
• Add the seasoned chicken, shrimp, sausage, and rice into the pot. Continue sauteing until all are evenly coated.
• Add the chicken broth and crushed tomatoes. Stir to combine, cover, and bring to a boil.
• Bring down the heat to a simmer and continue simmering for roughly 25 minutes, until the rice is fully cooked through.
• Serve immediately, garnished with a lemon or lime wedge and sliced green onions.

BUBBA'S JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Add bacon, and cook until crisp. Remove bacon pieces with a slotted spoon, and set aside. Add celery, bell pepper, and onion to the bacon drippings, and cook until tender.
• Add the ham, chicken and sausage to the pot, and pour in the tomatoes, beef broth and chicken broth. Season with thyme and Cajun seasoning. Bring to a boil, and add the rice. Bring to a boil, then turn the heat to low, cover, and simmer for about 20 minutes, until the rice is tender.
• Stir in the shrimp and bacon just before serving, and heat through. If you use uncooked shrimp, let it cook for about 5 minutes before serving.

GARDEN RICE

Steps:

• Saute the onions, bell pepper, zucchini, and squash in 4 tablespoons of the margarine until the vegetables are tender.
• Stir in the corn, seasonings, and cheese. Combine ingredients well and heat until cheese has melted.
• Meanwhile, pour 2 tablespoons melted margarine over cooked rice and toss lightly.
• Once the cheese has melted in the vegetable mixtured, add vegetables to rice and toss again.
• Place in a 9x13 inch casserole dish that has been sprayed with non-stick cooing spray. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.

COLLEEN'S SLOW COOKER JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a slow cooker, mix the chicken, sausage, tomatoes with juice, onion, green bell pepper, celery, and broth. Season with oregano, parsley, Cajun seasoning, cayenne pepper, and thyme.
• Cover, and cook 7 to 8 hours on Low, or 3 to 4 hours on High. Stir in the shrimp during the last 30 minutes of cook time.

JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of peanut oil in a large heavy Dutch oven over medium heat. Season the sausage and chicken pieces with Cajun seasoning. Saute sausage until browned. Remove with slotted spoon, and set aside. Add 1 tablespoon peanut oil, and saute chicken pieces until lightly browned on all sides. Remove with a slotted spoon, and set aside.
• In the same pot, saute onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic until tender. Stir in crushed tomatoes, and season with red pepper, black pepper, salt, hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce and file powder. Stir in chicken and sausage. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the rice and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed.

BUBBA'S JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• 1. Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Add bacon, and cook until crisp. Remove bacon pieces with a slotted spoon, and set aside. Add celery, bell pepper, and onion to the bacon drippings, and cook until tender.
• 2. Add the ham, chicken and sausage to the pot, and pour in the tomatoes, beef broth and chicken broth. Season with thyme, hot sauce, cayenne pepper, and Cajun seasoning. Bring to a boil, and add the rice. Bring back to a boil, then turn the heat to low, cover, and simmer for about 20 minutes, until the rice is tender.
• 3. Stir in the shrimp and bacon just before serving, and heat through. If you use UNCOOKED shrimp, let it cook for about 5 minutes before serving.