Easy Jambalaya

Easy Jambalaya

Recipe by Tasty from tasty.co

Meal

Ingredients

4

4 servings

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 chicken breasts, diced
  • 1 lb andouille sausage, sliced
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 jalapeño pepper, diced
  • 1 white onion, diced
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
  • 1 green bell pepper, diced
  • 2 ribs celery, diced
  • 3 cups chicken stock
  • 14 oz tomato, crushed
  • 1 ½ cups rice
  • 2 tablespoons cajun seasoning
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 lb shrimp
  • salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste

Instructions

  • 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!

Nutritional Facts

Per 4 servings

  • Calories: 1371
  • Carbohydrate: 81g
  • Fat: 84g
  • Fiber: 4g
  • Protein: 64g
  • Sugar: 18g

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