Made this last night after searching the site for a red snapper recipe. Using a half recipe with one andouille sausage added with the vegetables, I followed suggestions to add the fish chunks late in the cooking and also included about 8 large thawed shrimp cut into thirds. Had Jambalaya made by a friend years ago, but this was a first try by me -- and a keeper! Having the leftovers tonight, so it's really good. Thanks!

I made this recipe with high expectations because of it's five star rating. I was making a surprise birthday dinner for my boyfriend and was really excited to try this (because he makes an excellent jambalaya himself). I followed the recipe to the tee and by the time the hour simmer had passed, there were no fish bites left. It had all dissolved into a pasty mess. Thank goodness I had bought sausage or it would have just been a rice dish. I was very sad :( and embarrassed to serve it.

This was very good. I made changes based on what I had on hand - didn't have green bell pepper or green onions so I left them out, used Zatarain's creole seasoning in place of file powder, didn't have fish, used kielbasa, used chx broth instead of mushroom broth, white rice instead of brown, and used a combination of fresh and canned tomatoes. Served it with cornbread and a salad. The amount of rice was more than I expected, but great nonetheless and I will definitely make this again.

This was a hit with my family, I used the snapper as called for and it was great. I didn't have the file spice and instead of mushroom stock used chicken stock that I had on hand, also didn't have brown rice so used Uncle Ben's long grain rice (just needs less time to cook than brown) Even with the changes this was delicious.

Sorry Captain, but us Texans like it H-O-T! Lol! Although not hot enough for a Gulfcoast gal, it was delicious. I used blue crab and shrimp instead of snapper and yummmmmmy! I will most definitely make it again-it was very easy and fast to prepare. Thanks for sharing!

Even though I was the only one in my house who could handle the heat of this, I'm still going to give it five stars. The heat can be controlled next time I make it if I wish to do so. This was so good. I couldn't believe how easy it was to make and how great the results were. I've never made any kind of cajun food before, so I thought it would be a challenge. It wasn't at all. The taste was restaurant quality. I will definitely make this over and over again! YUMMY!

This recipe was very easy to make. It is pretty spicy, but I enjoy it that way. The snapper was great. I added about a pound of shrimp and some fresh s to the recipe, and it worked great. It was so good it made me want to slap my mama. Since she lives out of town, I slapped my mother in law instead.

Great recipe. Thanx! I (like some others) did not know what file powder was so I left it out. Also, I felt the the measurement for pepper and cayenne was too much for my taste so I more than halved what the recipe called for. And I used fish broth instead of mushroom. I, like another reviewer recommended, added the fish only at the end. I used fresh trout instead of snapper. The taste was out of this world! However, I would not recommend using fresh trout only b/c it is too difficult of a fish to fillet.

I am just learning how to cook and also improvise. After promising my fiancé Jambalaya I printed this recipe and went to the store. Too bad it was Sunday and they had closed the fresh fish section. I used the same base minus the file seasoning which I could not find. I added shrimp, imitation crab, flounder and sausage. I also realized that there was a lot more liquid than rice so added the entire bag. It came out delicious and my fiancé went back for seconds and even brought some to work—so either way the base seasoning of this recipe is fantastic with or without the Red Snapper.

Since I dont know what the heck file powder is I didnt use it but I guess it didnt really need it because it was very tasty. I also used canned tomatoes and chicken broth. It was great, The only other change I made was to place the snapper filets on the top at the end to sort of poach it since I was afraid it would over cook.

My husband can't get enough! We love this recipe and eat it at least monthly--usually with sausage instead of the snapper.

My husband claims this is the best jambalaya I've ever made (and I've made a few). We love seafood, so I added shrimp and calamari. Have tried it with red snapper and tilapia, good with either, but snapper was better. Also put in a little turkey polska kielbasa.

I did not have all the ingredients handy, so I had to improvise. I used plain ground beef, omitted the green onions, allspice, used one HUGE tomato, white rice, Tony Chacherie's spice blend, and dehydrated onions. It was wonderful!! At first I thought I burned the roux mixture, but it was perfect. Hubby loved this recipe and went back for thirds!! It was even better the next day (well, what was left). In order to keep the spice down for Hubby (heartburn) I put a packet of Taco Bell's FIRE sauce in my bowl (no disrespect to the recipe). Very tasty!! This one's going into rotation. :)

this recipe was good but has a funny after taste!!

I added 1 cup water to the butter/flour mixture after it had formed the paste. I didn't add salt. At the end I also added about 10-15 pre cooked/peeled shrimp. The snapper was a great idea! It really holds up in this dish! A definate keeper. Thanks!

This dish is fantastic! The flavors are warm and spicy, especially yummy when you add Tabasco sauce. Whenever I eat it, I feel like I am visiting a Cajun restaurant down South. My mind wanders to thoughts of verandas, mint juleps, and alligator filled swamps. I usually eat 2 or 3 bowls in one sitting.