Recipe of Jambalaya in 15 Minutes for Mom

Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, jambalaya. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Add Meat, Seafood, Or Veggies To Zatarain's® Original Jambalaya Mix for A One-Pot Dish. Season the sausage and chicken pieces with Cajun seasoning. According to the dictionary, jambalaya is "rice cooked usually with ham, sausage, chicken, shrimp, or oysters and seasoned with herbs." In talking with lovers of authentic Creole food, this statement is as close as you will get to having people agree on what jambalaya really is.

Jambalaya is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Jambalaya is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have jambalaya using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Jambalaya:

1. Prepare 14 1/2 oz can Dei Frateli Diced tomatoes (Garlic Basil)
2. Make ready 3 chicken breasts
3. Prepare 1 pound shrimp, raw shelled deveined
4. Take 8 oz baby carrots, chopped/small bag already shredded carrots
5. Take 1 large onion, chopped
6. Make ready 2 Tbsp minced garlic, jar
7. Make ready 1 Tbsp fresh diced oregano
8. Make ready 1 Tbsp fresh diced basil
9. Make ready to taste salt and pepper
10. Make ready 2 c cooked rice
11. Get 8 oz Pico de gallo

Traditionally, the meat always includes sausage of some sort, often a smoked meat such as andouille, along with pork or chicken and seafood (less common. Jambalaya is such a culinary staple and storied dish in New Orleans the word is used to describe so much more than food. "What a crazy jambalaya of music at this festival." The dish has represented New Orleans since Colonial Spanish settlers tried reconstructing their native paella from locally-sourced ingredients. Jambalaya Ingredients: Alright, let's talk ingredients. To make classic jambalaya, you will need: The Cajun/Creole "holy trinity": Celery, onion and green bell pepper (although for some extra color, I've also used red and yellow bell peppers).

Steps to make Jambalaya:

1. Spray crockpot with cooking spray. Turn on to low.
2. Place onion, carrots, basil, oregano, salt, pepper, garlic, tomatoes and chicken breasts in crockpot. Cover and let cook for 6-7 hours until chicken is cooked through and veggies are tender. Add chicken stock if needed.
3. Add shrimp and rice. Turn crockpot to high and let cook for 30 minutes. While shrimp is cooking, cut chicken into chunks or shred.
4. Serve while hot. Enjoy! (Photo is without shrimp and rice added yet)

Feel free to add more or less of either, depending on your heat preferences. Using an ice cream scoop, place a scoop of rice on to the center of the bowlfuls of jambalaya. Sprinkle dishes with salt, pepper, chopped scallions, and thyme. Stir in the celery, green peppers, onion, garlic, seasonings and pepper sauce. This quintessential dish from New Orleans is a spicy one-pot rice dish featuring chicken, andouille sausage, shrimp, and a whole host of Southern flavors.

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