Indulge in the tantalizing flavors of Louisiana with our delectable Chicken, Ham, and Sausage Jambalaya. This hearty dish is a symphony of succulent chicken, savory ham, and spicy sausage, all simmered in a rich and flavorful broth infused with the essence of the Holy Trinity (onion, celery, and bell pepper). The addition of aromatic Cajun spices and select vegetables elevates this jambalaya to a culinary masterpiece.
Our comprehensive guide includes two irresistible variations to cater to your taste preferences. The Classic Chicken, Ham, and Sausage Jambalaya adheres to tradition, while the Seafood Jambalaya introduces a medley of succulent shrimp, calamari, and mussels for a delightful twist. Both recipes are meticulously explained with step-by-step instructions, ensuring that every bite is a celebration of Louisiana's vibrant culinary heritage.
CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE JAMBALAYA
A big batch of this comforting Creole classic comes together in about an hour.
Provided by Southern Living Editors
Time 1h5m
Yield Serves 8
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high. Add chicken and sausage, and cook, stirring constantly, until browned on all sides, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels; blot with paper towels.
- Add onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic, bay leaves, Creole seasoning, thyme, and oregano to hot drippings; cook over medium-high until vegetables are tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in rice, and cook until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Stir in chicken broth, tomatoes, chicken, and sausage. Bring to a boil over high. Cover, reduce heat to medium, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Garnish with sliced scallions, if desired.
CHICKEN HAM SAUSAGE JAMBALAYA
You don't have to go to Louisiana to enjoy its creole food... just make it at home. Enjoy this spicy & delicious recipe!
Provided by Francine Lizotte @ClubFoody
Categories Other Main Dishes
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, add tomatoes without the juice (reserved) and crush with hands. Using a slotted spoon, scoop the tomatoes in another bowl and reserve this juice as well; set aside.
- In a large saucepan over medium, heat oil. When shimmer, add onion and celery; sauté for 3 minutes. Add red pepper and cook for 3 minutes as well. Add garlic and sauté for only a minute. Add chicken and cook until no longer pink. At this stage, it might need more oil to prevent from burning.
- Stir in ham and sausage before adding the rest of the ingredients; rice, reserved tomato juice, broth, crushed tomatoes, paprika, chili powder, cayenne pepper, Worcestershire sauce, thyme, basil, gumbo file, hot sauced, sugar and jalapeño peppers. Stir well and bring to boil. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 15 to 18 minutes or until most of the liquid is absorbed and rice is tender. Remove from heat, stir it and let it rest for 5 minutes before serving.
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BUBBA'S JAMBALAYA
Easy Southern classic, with chicken, sausage, ham, and shrimp.
Provided by FORDMAN88
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Jambalaya Recipes
Time 1h5m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 14
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 348.5 calories, Carbohydrate 32.3 g, Cholesterol 72.4 mg, Fat 13.8 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 22.7 g, SaturatedFat 4.6 g, Sodium 1176.5 mg, Sugar 1.4 g
CHICKEN, HAM, AND SAUSAGE JAMBALAYA
Great for a lot of people, you may want to cut back on the hot pepper and serve Tabasco, or Red Hot on the side.
Provided by Dave of Tucson
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 2h30m
Yield 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Add oil into an 8 quart pot that has been placed over moderate heat. Add the chicken and cook until brown on each side. Remove and set aside.
- Add the Sausage & Ham to the pot and lightly brown. Remove and set aside.
- Season the Chicken with salt and pepper, add to the pot, and brown on both sides. Remove and set aside.
- Add the Brown Sugar and stir until melted.
- Add Onions, Celery & Bell Peppers. Cook, stirring, until tender.
- Add the Garlic and Smoked Paprika, Tomatoes, Chicken Stock, Bay leaves, Red Hot, Black & Hot Pepper, Chicken, Sausages and Ham.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour
- Taste to adjust seasonings. Add the rice, stirring well.
- Bring back to a boil, cover and simmer over low heat 25-30 minutes.
- Stir in the Green Onions and Parsley 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 922.7, Fat 47.7, SaturatedFat 14.1, Cholesterol 229.4, Sodium 1778.1, Carbohydrate 57.9, Fiber 5.2, Sugar 11.6, Protein 62.2
CAJUN CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE JAMBALAYA
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 1h35m
Yield 10 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- The most important thing is to use the right equipment and I would suggest the following: a 2-gallon cast iron Dutch oven, a high BTU gas stove, and a large stainless steel chef's spoon.
- Use high heat to preheat the Dutch oven and add the sausage. Using a chef's spoon or large spoon, constantly move the sausage from the bottom of the pot. Be careful not to burn the meat. (Normally I use Manda's sausage because it has little fat, however at this point you may want to drain off all of the excess grease to reduce the fat content from the dish.)
- Add the thigh meat and brown the chicken on all sides. Again use the spoon to scrape the meat from sticking and burning to the bottom of the pot. Browning the sausage and chicken meats should take 20 minutes. Be careful not to over cook the thigh meat to the point that it shreds.
- Lower the heat to medium and add the onions and garlic; saute for about 15 minutes or until the onions are very limp and "clear". Scrape the bottom of the pot to remove all the "graton". This is where the jambalaya gets its distinct brown color and taste.
- Add the tasso, thyme, basil and black and white pepper. Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. This will give the seasonings time to release their oils and flavors.
- At this point the jambalaya concentrate can be transferred to smaller containers, cooled to room temperature, covered and refrigerated for future use. (This is what we do commercially; it allows the seasonings to marry.)
- When you are ready to cook the jambalaya, add the stock to the concentrate and bring to a rolling boil. Add the rice, reduce the heat to medium and gently break up the rice. Using the stainless steel paddle, continue to insure that the rice is not sticking to the bottom of the pot; this is very important!
- After about 5 minutes, fold in the parsley. Continue to scrape the pot to insure that no rice sticks to the bottom. When the jambalaya returns to a boil, reduce heat to the lowest possible setting and simmer, covered, for at least 25 minutes. Do not remove the cover while the rice is steaming.
- If Manda's brand sausage is not available, any lean smoked sausage can be substituted. You may have to remove any excess grease from the pot after frying down an unknown sausage.
- For a richer jambalaya substitute turkey stock for the chicken stock called for above.
- If no stocks are available, then chicken soup base can be used. Be careful with your seasoning, as bases are usually full of salt.
- Alternate Method:
- The jambalaya is best when served directly out of the cast iron pot. While the rice is steaming, the sausage and meat will have a tendency to float to the surface of the jambalaya. Therefore, after the rice has steamed for 25 minutes, use the paddle to gently fold in the meat and seasonings into the cooked rice. This should only be done once or twice, the rice will loose a lot of heat and the rice will break apart.
- Also note, I do not add salt to my jambalaya. This is because I like to use herbs, tasso and seasonings to satisfy the need for salt. I would suggest having the table set with salt shakers and a selection of hot pepper sauces.
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OVEN BAKED JAMBALAYA
Impress your family and friends when you serve this classic and flavorful Creole dish and best of all, it's easily made in the oven. I brought a huge roaster pan full to a neighborhood fish fry and needless to say, there were no leftovers. Follow the link for the Creole Seasoning Blend, and make your very own seasoning!
Provided by JOSLYN
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Jambalaya Recipes
Time 2h45m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Melt butter in large stock pot. Saute onion, green pepper, celery and garlic until tender, being careful not to burn the garlic. Add tomato paste and cook to brown slightly, stirring constantly. Stir in bay leaves, Creole seasoning blend and Worcestershire sauce. Pour into a large roasting pan. Squeeze tomatoes to break up into pieces, and add to mixture in pan. Stir in juice from tomatoes, chicken stock, ham, sausage, chicken, shrimp and rice. Mix well. Cover tightly with aluminum foil.
- Bake in preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours, stirring once halfway through baking time. Remove bay leaves before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 541.1 calories, Carbohydrate 47.6 g, Cholesterol 124.7 mg, Fat 25.8 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 28.5 g, SaturatedFat 10.1 g, Sodium 1857.9 mg, Sugar 5.3 g
CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE JAMBALAYA
Provided by Anna Beth
Categories Chicken High Fiber Mardi Gras Dinner Ham Sausage Bell Pepper Party Bon Appétit Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Makes 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 350°F. Cook bacon in very large pot over medium-high heat until brown but not yet crisp, stirring often, 8 to 10 minutes. Add smoked sausage, andouille, and tasso. Sauté until meats start to brown in spots, about 10 minutes. Add onions, celery, and bell peppers. Cook until vegetables begin to soften, stirring occasionally, 10 to 12 minutes. Mix in chicken. Cook until outside of chicken turns white, stirring often, 5 to 6 minutes. Mix in paprika, thyme, chili powder, and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne. Cook 1 minute. Add diced tomatoes with chiles and broth; stir to blend well. Add more cayenne, if desired. Mix in rice.
- Bring jambalaya to boil. Cover pot. Place in oven and bake until rice is tender and liquids are absorbed, 45 to 48 minutes. Uncover pot. Mix chopped green onions into jambalaya; sprinkle jambalaya with chopped parsley and serve.
Tips:
- Mise en place: As with most cooking, having all your ingredients prepped and measured before you start cooking will make the process much easier and faster.
- Don't overcrowd the pan: When browning the meats, do it in batches if necessary to avoid overcrowding the pan. This will help the meat brown evenly and prevent it from steaming.
- Use a good quality stock: The stock you use will make a big difference in the flavor of your jambalaya. Use a good quality chicken or seafood stock, or even a homemade stock if you have the time.
- Cook the rice until it is al dente: The rice should be cooked until it is tender but still has a slight bite to it. If you overcook the rice, it will become mushy and ruin the texture of the jambalaya.
- Season to taste: The amount of salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper you add to the jambalaya will depend on your personal preferences. Taste the jambalaya as you cook it and adjust the seasonings accordingly.
Conclusion:
Chicken, ham, and sausage jambalaya is a hearty and flavorful dish that is perfect for a casual gathering or a special occasion. It is a great way to use up leftover meats and vegetables, and it can be easily customized to your liking. With a little planning and effort, you can make a delicious and authentic jambalaya that will impress your family and friends.
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