Best 20 Chicken Jambalaya Recipes

CAJUN CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE JAMBALAYA

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.
• Plate Presentation:

CHICKEN SAUSAGE JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper and paprika. In a large skillet, cook chicken in oil over medium-high heat until juices run clear. Remove chicken and set aside., In the same saucepan, saute the onions, celery and peppers over medium-high heat for 1 minute. Stir in the sausage, rice, garlic, cayenne, chicken and remaining salt and pepper. Add broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed. Fluff with a fork.

CHICKEN JAMBALAYA I

Steps:

• Melt butter or margarine in a large skillet over medium low heat. Add celery, onion and green bell pepper and saute until tender. Stir in tomatoes, broth, rice, thyme or basil, garlic salt, ground black pepper, hot pepper sauce and bay leaf.
• Bring all to a boil; reduce heat, cover skillet and simmer for about 20 minutes or until rice is tender. Stir in chicken or turkey and cook until heated through. Discard bay leaf and serve hot.

CHICKEN JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat, add 1 tablespoon oil. Add the chicken, season lightly with salt and pepper, and brown on both sides, about 7 minutes, working in batches if necessary. Remove the chicken to a plate. Add the remaining tablespoon of oil and the onions, peppers, and celery, and cook until the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, Cajun seasoning, cayenne, salt and pepper, and give it a stir. Stir in the rice. Add the chicken back to the pot, along with the broth and tomatoes, and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender, about 30 minutes. (Reserve 3 cups rice mixture for another use, such as Round 2 Recipe Cajun Quesadillas and Online Round 2 Recipe Cajun Red Bean and Rice Soup.) Serve, garnished with parsley.

CHICKEN, SHRIMP AND ANDOUILLE JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large pan or Dutch oven, brown chicken in hot oil on both sides; remove and drain.
• Add andouille, onion, celery, bell pepper, thyme, oregano, paprika, salt, and cayenne pepper to the pan, cooking and stirring for about 5 minutes until onions are tender.
• Add rice, tomatoes with juice, and broth; bring to a boil.
• Place rice mixture in a baking dish or oven-proof casserole; top with chicken; cover (can use foil) and bake at 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes or until rice and chicken are done and tender.
• Stir in shrimp, parsley, and green onions; cover and cook 5-8 minutes longer or until shrimp curl and turn bright pink and serve.

SPICY CAJUN CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a large pot melt butter over medium-high heat.
• Add onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic and saute 5 minutes stirring often.
• Add shrimp, chicken bay leaves and thyme. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 10 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink inside and the shrimp is opaque.
• Stir in paprika until thoroughly mixed with other ingredients.
• Stir in tomatoes, chicken broth, worcestershire sauce and hot sauce until well mixed.
• Add sausage and ham stirring well. Add crawfish (if using) and cook over medium-high heat until the liquid returns to a boil.
• Stir in scallions, salt and rice. Reduce heat to low, cover with lid and cook 30 minutes or until the rice is tender.
• Serve with fresh crusty french bread.

CHICKEN JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a large skillet lightly coated with cooking spray, saute chicken for 2-3 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Stir in the next 10 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 50-60 minutes or until heated through. , Stir in tomatoes; cover and simmer 10 minutes longer or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Serve with green onions if desired.

CHICKEN, SHRIMP AND SAUSAGE JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a large deep skillet with a lid, saute onions,garlic,celery and green peppers in olive oil.
• Remove from skillet and set aside.
• Brown chicken in skillet and cut into bite sized pieces.
• Add sliced sausage,tomatoes,sauteed vegetables,cajun seasoning,Tabasco sauce,water and rice.
• Put lid on skillet and simmer on medium heat for 30 minutes.
• Add shrimp and cook for 5 more minutes.

CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE JAMBALAYA

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.

CREOLE "STYLE" CHICKEN & SAUSAGE JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Cook sliced sausage over medium high heat in a 6 quart stock pot until slightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• Add bell pepper, onion, celery, garlic and scallions and cook until softened but not translucent, about 4 minutes.
• Add cubed chicken breast and worcestershire sauce and cook just until you can no longer see pink.
• Add the bay leaves, basil, oregano, sage, paprika, Tony Chacere's, salt, black pepper, tomatoes and chicken broth.
• Bring to a boil over medium high heat.
• Add rice, bring back up to a boil.
• Boil for 1 minute.
• Cover reduce heat to low, simmer for 30 minutes.
• The jambalaya should still be wet, but not soupy.
• Ladle into bowls and serve up with some cornbread!
• Cook's Note: I find that when cubing the chicken breast it's easiest to do so when it's still mostly frozen and with a sharp knife. Way easier than a wiggly raw chicken breast!

SAUSAGE CHICKEN JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute sausage and chicken in oil for 5 minutes. Add celery and onion; saute 6-8 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender. Stir in the broth, tomatoes, rice, thyme and Cajun seasoning., Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until rice is tender. Let stand for 5 minutes.

SHRIMP, CHICKEN, AND ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Preheat a large cast-iron pot over high heat.
• Lower the heat to medium-high and add the sausage and bacon.
• Cook the meat as evenly as possible, stirring slowly, until the fat is released.
• Season the chicken with salt and pepper, add it to the pot, and turn the heat to high.
• Once the chicken has browned, add the celery, onions, green pepper, and garlic.
• Continue to stir, allowing the ingredients to brown without burning.
• Lower the heat to medium and stir in the thyme, bay leaf, paprika, cayenne, and rice.
• Keep stirring for 5 to 7 minutes over medium heat.
• Add the tomatoes and broth, raise the heat back to high until the liquid boils, and then cover and reduce to a low simmer for 15 minutes.
• Season the shrimp and crawfish (if using) with salt and pepper, and add them to the pot.
• Keep the pot covered for an additional 5 minutes before removing from the heat and adding the green onions.
• Check for seasonings. Add salt, pepper, and the celery salt.

CHICKEN AND SHRIMP JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute onion and garlic in butter until crisp-tender. Add the sausage, broth, tomatoes, green pepper, bay leaf, thyme and cayenne. Bring to a boil; add rice. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Add chicken and shrimp; cook 5-10 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink and rice is tender. Discard bay leaf before serving.

CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add sausage; cook about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add bell pepper, onion, celery, and bay leaves; cook until vegetables are golden brown, stirring occasionally.
• Add chicken and next 8 ingredients (through garlic); cook 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add diced tomatoes and broth, and bring to a boil. Stir in rice.
• Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes. Discard bay leaves. Stir in green onions.

LOUISIANA CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In dutch oven or stock pot add chicken pieces, barely cover with water and season with salt and pepper or creole seasoning.
• Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce to a slow simmer and cook, covered, 30 to 45 minutes until meat can be easily de-boned . Do not overcook or cook too fast or the chicken will be stringy. Reserve 5 cups of stock or reduce stock to 5 cups.
• Remove chicken from pot, cool, de-bone, and cut into bite sized pieces, discarding skin and bones and setting aside the meat.
• In Heavy skillet (I use a 12" well seasoned cast iron skillet) saute ground pork sausage in oil, scrambling with a spatula, until done. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside, leaving fat in skillet.
• Add smoked sausage to skillet, cook until lightly browned. Remove from skillet with slotted spoon and set aside, reserving pan drippings.
• Sauté vegetables in hot skillet with 3 TBS of reserved pan drippings (more if needed) until celery is tender and onion is clear to lightly caramelized. Remove from skillet and set aside.
• In large heavy bottomed stock pot or dutch oven (at least 12 quart) add reserved chicken stock, rice, sausage, and vegetables, season to taste with salt and pepper or creole seasoning, bring to rapid boil, reduce to low heat, cover and cook for 30 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and rice is desired consistency. Do not remove lid during cooking.
• Remove from heat and gently fold to mix together the ingredients as they tend to stratify during cooking. Don't get too aggressive or you'll break up the rice grains and mush it up.
• Serve with a salad, garlic bread and iced tea.

FINALLYWROTEITDOWN CHICKEN, SAUSAGE AND SHRIMP JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven, cook the smoked sausage in the olive oil until browned; add the onion and garlic and saute until golden and transparent.
• Add the uncooked rice and cook, stirring briskly, until just starting to turn golden, then add the chicken broth and Worcestershire Sauce, stirring to combine with the rice-sausage-onion-garlic mixture.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and add the cooked chicken, thyme, oregano, bay leaves, cayenne pepper, white pepper and black pepper.
• Cook, covered, over low heat for about 30 to 40 minutes; add more liquid if you need to.
• Then add the shrimp, cover, and cook for another 10 minutes or until shrimp is pink and cooked through.
• Season to taste with salt and more pepper if you like.

JAMBALAYA W/SHRIMP, CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Brown smoked sausage and drain excess grease.
• Set aside along with pre-cooked shrimp and chicken.
• Fry bacon until crisp in 3-quart Dutch oven or large deep skillet.
• Do not drain.
• Stir in celery, rice, onion, garlic and green pepper.
• Cook and stir over medium-high heat for 5 minutes.
• Add tomato sauce, sausage, water, barbecue sauce, salt and cayenne.
• Stir.
• Bring to a boil.
• Cover.
• Simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add chicken and shrimp, allow to simmer another 10 minutes until heated.

WEEKNIGHT CHICKEN AND ANDOUILLE JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat the oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the sausage and cook until the meat starts to brown and the fat renders, 3 minutes. Transfer the sausage to a plate. Add the chicken and sprinkle the Creole seasoning over the chicken. Cook until the chicken is just beginning to color, 3 minutes. Transfer the chicken to the plate with the sausage.
• Reduce the heat to medium and then add the onion, celery, and poblano pepper to the residual oil in the skillet. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables start to color, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, 45 to 60 seconds. Add the rice and stir to coat. Stir in the tomato puree and stock and bring to a boil. Return the chicken and sausage to the skillet. Transfer to the oven and bake, uncovered, stirring once, until the rice is tender and the juices run clear when the chicken is pierced with the tip of a knife, 40 to 45 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool slightly. Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.
• Combine all ingredients in a small airtight container or mason jar. Shake to combine. Store in a cool, dry place for up to 3 months.

CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Combine rice and 1 1/2 cups water in a heavy-bottomed pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until liquid has been absorbed (17 minutes total).
• Wash and dry chicken and cut chicken into bite-size pieces. Slice sausage thin. Saute chicken and sausage in the sausage's own fat until chicken is brown on both sides; remove and set aside.
• Chop whole peppers and onion.
• Wipe out all but a thin coating of fat from the pot. Saute the peppers and onions until onions begin to soften.
• Meanwhile, mince garlic and add to pot. Wash, dry and chop thyme.
• When onion has softened, add the tomato puree, wine, chicken stock, hot pepper flakes and thyme along with chicken and sausage. Reduce heat to simmer, cover and continue to cook until flavors are completely blended, just a few minutes.
• When rice is cooked, add to pot and stir in. Season with salt and pepper and serve with some crusty bread.

CREOLE-STYLE RED JAMBALAYA WITH CHICKEN, SAUSAGE, AND SHRIMP

Steps:

• Strain tomatoes and add juice to a 4-cup measuring cup. Place tomatoes in a medium bowl. Using your fingers, carefully tear each tomato open to release the liquid inside its seed compartments. Strain all this liquid into measuring cup. Crush tomatoes well with your hands. Add enough chicken stock to tomato juices to total 4 cups (960ml). Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C). Season chicken all over with salt and pepper. In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add chicken and cook, turning, until browned on both sides, about 6 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes, then cut into 1/2-inch chunks and set aside.
• Meanwhile, add sausage to Dutch oven and cook, stirring often, until just starting to darken, about 3 minutes; lower heat and/or add oil at any point to prevent burning. Add onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic and cook, stirring and scraping bottom of Dutch oven, until browned bits have come loose and vegetables just begin to turn lightly golden, about 8 minutes.
• Stir in tomato paste and cook, stirring, until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Add hot sauce, thyme, oregano, cayenne, garlic powder, and a very generous dose of black pepper. Add crushed tomatoes, tomato/stock mixture, diced chicken, and bay leaves and bring to a simmer. Season with salt, tasting liquid to ensure it is well seasoned.
• Cover with lid and transfer to oven. Bake until liquid is fully absorbed and rice is tender, about 40 minutes.
• Gently stir in shrimp and scallions and return to oven until shrimp are just cooked through, about 5 minutes. Cover pot and let rest 15 minutes. Remove bay leaves, if desired (see note).