Best 14 Easy Jambalaya Recipes

EASY CAJUN JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Saute chicken and kielbasa until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic. Season with cayenne, onion powder, salt and pepper. Cook 5 minutes, or until onion is tender and translucent. Add rice, then stir in chicken stock and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer 20 minutes, or until rice is tender. Stir in the Worcestershire sauce and hot pepper sauce.

EASY JAMBALAYA RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Add diced chicken breasts and Andouille sausage. Add salt and pepper to taste, and cook thoroughly.
• Add crushed garlic and a diced jalapeño pepper.
• NOTE: Leave the jalapeño seeds in for extra spice
• Stir in diced onion, peppers, celery until they're soft.
• Add chicken stock, tomatoes, rice, cajun seasoning, bay leaf, dried thyme, cayenne pepper and stir.
• Cover and simmer stew for 30 minutes.
• NOTE: Stir occasionally to make sure the rice doesn't burn at the bottom of the pan.
• Once the rice is cooked, add in shrimp, season with salt and pepper, then continue simmering until the shrimp are cooked through.
• Enjoy!

QUICK AND EASY JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Boil sausage until hot, 8 to 12 minutes; drain.
• Heat canola oil in a pot over medium-high heat; saute sausage, celery, bell pepper, and onion in hot oil until vegetables start to soften, about 5 minutes.
• Stir chicken and Cajun seasoning into the vegetable mixture. Pour broth and tomatoes into the pot; bring to a boil, add the rice, and stir. Return mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover pot, and simmer mixture until for 5 minutes. Remove cover, stir, and continue to simmer until the rice has absorbed the liquid and is tender, about 5 minutes more.

EASY JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Prepare jambalaya mix according to package directions, adding sausage and shrimp during the last 5 minutes of cooking. Remove from the heat. Stir in cheese, pico de gallo and green onions; heat through.

EASY SHRIMP JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook sausage until browned; drain. Stir in onion and green pepper until vegetables are tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the tomatoes, broth, ham, rice, bay leaf and thyme; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until tender. , Stir in shrimp; cover and cook for 3-4 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Remove bay leaf.

QUICK AND EASY - BUT DELICIOUS - JAMBALAYA!

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions (I cook it in chicken broth for more flavor).
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a stock pot over medium-high heat.
• Cook the onions, bell pepper, celery, and garlic until tender.
• Add the meat and sauté until cooked.
• Stir in the tomatoes, seasonings, and cooked rice.
• Cover and cook until heated through.

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 JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• 1. In a large dutch oven, saute onion and green pepper in oil over medium heat until limp.
• 2. slice or dice sausage and add to onion and green pepper. Cook for 1 minute. Add the creole seasoning, soups, chicken, and uncooked rice. Cover and simmer until rice is cooked and liquid is evaporated, about 20 minutes.
• 3. If desired add shrimp and heat through until pink in color. May garnish with cilantro

JON'S EASY SHRIMP JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Put shrimp into warm water to thaw Dump chicken broth and salsa into crock pot, high heat Cut Andouille sausage in half lengthwise, then slice in 1/4 inch pieces so shrimp & sausage about the same size Chop onion and celery In skillet, medium high heat, add olive oil, brown Andouille sausage, then dump into crock pot, saving oil Lightly saute onion and celery, then dump into crock pot. Turn crock pot to low, will take about 2 hours to be simmering throughout. In the meantime peel shrimp, divide in half, and dump into crock pot once pot has been simmering as above; let simmer for additional 15 minutes RICE You can add rice directly to crock pot - makes thicker jambalaya, may need to add additional chicken broth. I prefer the following: When shrimp have turned white, take 2 cups of broth from crock pot, put in pot on stove, add can of chicken broth, and add rice. Heat at medium until simmering, then turn down, cover, and simmer for about 3/4 hour or until done.

EASY SKILLET JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• 1. Over medium heat mix first 6 ingredients and bring to a good simmer (about 10min).
• 2. Add in bell pepper and shrimp. Cook until shrimp is done (turns pink and just starts to curl).
• *Note* you can add the bell pepper in sooner if you like them cooked to a softer texture, we like ours still crunchy so I waited until I put the shrimp in to add it.

ELLEN'S "BIG-EASY" JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• 1. Mix the water and tomato sauce in a 3-qt. saucepan; bring to a boil. Add the jambalaya mix and mix well.
• 2. Add the chicken and sausage, mixing well. Return to boil; reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered, 25 or 30 minutes until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.
• 3. Remove from heat; let sit 5 minutes. Serve with crusty French bread, New Orleans style.

FAST AND EASY JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Sprinkle lemon-pepper seasoning and garlic powder over chicken cubes. In 12-inch skillet or 3-quart saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until no longer pink in center.
• Stir in onions and sausage; cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in picante sauce and tomatoes. Reduce heat to medium; cook 12 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in peas; cook 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until peas are tender. Serve over hot cooked rice.

EASY JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a large dutch oven, saute the onions in the butter until soft.
• Add the rice, mixing until rice is coated.
• Simmer for about 5 minutes.
• Add the mushrooms and cajun seasoning to taste and simmer another 5 minutes.
• Stir in the tomatoes, onion soup and beef broth.
• Add your meat choice, and stir to combine.
• Cover the pot (dutch oven), and place in oven, baking 45-60 minutes.
• Stir once, halfway through cooking time.

EASY JAMBALAYA IN THE CROCKPOT

Steps:

• 1. Place all ingredients except rice in slow cooker. Cook on low for 7-8 hours, or on high for 3-4 hours