Best 7 Easy Crowd Pleasing Jambalaya Recipes

QUICK JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Cut sausage into 1/2-inch slices. Melt butter in a 5 to 6-quart pan over medium-high heat. Add sausage, onion, red bell pepper, green bell pepper and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes or until vegetables are soft and sausage is lightly browned.
• Stir in tomatoes, pepper sauce, black pepper, crushed red pepper flakes and salt to taste. Bring to a boil; add shrimp. Cook 3 minutes or until shrimp are cooked and opaque in center.
• Gently stir in hot rice and cook 3-5 minutes or until heated through.

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.

JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven, saute sausage and ham in butter until lightly browned, add onion, green pepper and garlic.
• Saute until vegetables are tender. Stir in tomatoes, bay leaf, thyme, cayenne pepper and chicken broth.
• Cover and bring to a slow boil, stir in rice.
• Cover and cook over low heat until rice is nearly tender, about 15 - 20 minutes.
• Stir in shrimp and chicken. Cover and simmer until shrimp is cooked and liquid is absorbed. Do not over cook shrimp.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Remove bay leaf.

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.

EASY CROWD-PLEASING JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir bell pepper and onion until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in chicken, shrimp, cream of shrimp soup, French onion soup, diced tomatoes, andouille sausage, chicken broth, and rice. Transfer mixture to a baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until rice is tender, about 1 1/2 hours.

EASY CROWD-PLEASING JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir bell pepper and onion until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in chicken, shrimp, cream of shrimp soup, French onion soup, diced tomatoes, andouille sausage, chicken broth, and rice. Transfer mixture to a baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until rice is tender, about 1 1/2 hours.

QUICK JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side. Cut into 3/4-inch pieces; set aside.
• Add vegetables to pot. Cook, stirring, 5 minutes. Add sausage; cook 3 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute. Stir in stock, Old Bay, tomatoes, and 1/2 cup water; bring to a boil. Add rice and chicken. Reduce heat; simmer 12 minutes. Cover; remove from heat. Let stand until rice is tender and liquid is mostly absorbed, 30 to 35 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.