AFTER READING ALL THE REVIEWS: I wanted to say Andouille Sausage is REAL easy to find esp. for the user in Houston b/c that's where I live. MOST major chains (HEB, Fred Meyer, Carrs, Kroger, Randalls) carry it but you have to ask if you're unfamiliar with it. It tastes SO much better than the terribly suggested kielbasa/polish and should be a crime to add that as a substitution. lol I personally think plating rice THEN the jambalaya is your best route so you don't add all those unnecessary sodium/calories from the soup. Had no celery so didn't add or miss it. Definitely drain the tomatoes because I heavily drained mine & still had plenty of soup. I added enough chicken, sausage and OPTIONAL shrimp (cut tails while frozen, rebagged so I can just add in the end but raw can be used if you put it in a tad earlier than suggested) for our family ...doesn't have to be exact at all. Using 1/4t cayenne gave it just the mild taste we wanted since kids were eating. I've made this w/o onion or celery & it's fine! You can't screw this up and best of all... you do it all in a crockpot. Try Bourbon Chocolate Pie (a cajun dessert) with this dish and you're family will all be wearing sweats and loosening up their belts!!
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