AUTHENTIC JAMBALAYA RECIPE (EASY & HEALTHY JAMBALAYA)
An authentic jambalaya recipe is savory, spicy, meaty, and oh so flavorful! And it's very easy to make as well! Let me share with you my favorite healthy jambalaya with lots of meat, crushed tomatoes, and jambalaya seasoning.
Provided by Savory With Soul
Categories Main Course
Time 1h30m
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Heat the oil on medium in a large Dutch oven on the stove top.
- Add onion, celery, and bell pepper and cook about 5 minutes.
- Add garlic, basil, oregano, and thyme and stir. Cook for about 5 more minutes.
- Add the chicken and sausage and let brown for 5-10 minutes, stirring often.
- Add cayenne pepper and paprika to the meat mixture and blend lightly.
- Pour in the crushed tomatoes, chicken broth, and rice and mix. Bring to a light boil, then lower the heat to 1-2 and cover.
- Cook covered on low for 45 minutes, stirring a couple times to make sure the rice isn't sticking to the bottom.
- During the last 5-10 minutes of cooking, add the shrimp to the top of the mixture and cover. Check again after about 5 minutes and flip shrimp over, making sure not to cover it deeply so you can keep an eye on its doneness. Cover and cook 5 more minutes or until shrimp is opaque pink and white.
- Serve right away with a side salad and crusty bread if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 485 kcal, Carbohydrate 36 g, Protein 35 g, Fat 22 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Cholesterol 174 mg, Sodium 1188 mg, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 5 g, ServingSize 1 serving
JAMBALAYA
Spicy jambalaya with chicken and andouille sausage.
Provided by Terri
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Jambalaya Recipes
Time 1h5m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 17
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 465.1 calories, Carbohydrate 42.4 g, Cholesterol 73.1 mg, Fat 19.8 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 28.1 g, SaturatedFat 5.7 g, Sodium 1632.7 mg, Sugar 2 g
LANE'S LANDING JAMBALAYA
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Fry bacon in large heavy skillet. Remove bacon, and wipe pan clean before browning thick slices of sausage. Add onion, garlic, potatoes, and green bell pepper; lightly sauté. Return bacon to pan, and add remaining ingredients except shrimp and crabmeat. Simmer until potatoes are tender. add shrimp and crabmeat. Continue to cook until shrimp are fully pink. Serve in bowls along with hot French bread. Fun Fact: Potato trivia: In October 1995, the potato became the first vegetable to be grown in space. You can treat aches and pains by rubbing boiled potato water (cooled) to the affected area. You can treat facial blemishes by washing your face daily with cool potato juice.
Nutrition Facts : Nutritional Facts Serves
NEW ORLEANS JAMBALAYA
For when you really have to feed an army!
Provided by Christine
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Jambalaya Recipes
Time 6h30m
Yield 50
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Chicken Marinade: In a large, shallow glass baking dish, mix together soy sauce, 4 tablespoons dried thyme, 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, 2 tablespoons paprika, 2 chopped onions and 2 tablespoons black pepper. Place the chicken in the marinade. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
- Saute bacon in a Dutch oven over medium heat until brown. Add the onion and garlic. Continue to cook 5 minutes. Mix in flour and sausage. Cook 5 minutes more; stirring frequently. Add the ham, thyme, cayenne, chicken stock, tomatoes, reserved juice and green peppers and bring to boil. Stir in rice and cover. Cook for 25 minutes. Remove from heat and cool completely and refrigerate.
- Two hours before you intend to serve the jambalaya, discard marinade and bake chicken breasts at 500 degrees F (250 degrees C) for 12 minutes, or until the flesh is firm when pressed with finger. Remove from oven. Cool and slice into bite-size pieces.
- Reduce oven's temperature to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Place covered jambalaya on large baking tray filled with to water. Bake until warm, about 2 hours.
- Just before serving the jambalaya, boil 5 quarts of water. Add the shrimp and cook for 3 minutes until they are firm to the touch. Drain well. Toss shrimp and chicken with jambalaya mixture and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 462.1 calories, Carbohydrate 27.2 g, Cholesterol 201.6 mg, Fat 20 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 40.1 g, SaturatedFat 6.8 g, Sodium 1272.4 mg, Sugar 2.6 g
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