Hearty Jambalaya Recipe
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Hearty Jambalaya

By: Mel Miller 
"Mel Miller of Perkins, Oklahoma shares this meaty and satisfying jambalaya."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (71)

Prep Time:
25 Min
Cook Time:
10 Min
Ready In:
35 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 pound fully cooked kielbasa or smoked Polish sausage, cut into 1/2-inch slices
  • 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cubed
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped celery
  • 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • Hot cooked rice

Directions

  1. In a Dutch oven or large saucepan, saute the sausage, chicken, onion, celery, green pepper and garlic in butter until chicken is browned. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 6-8 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.
  2. Stir in shrimp; cover and simmer for 4 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Serve over rice if desired; or cool, cover and freeze for up to 2 months.

Footnotes

  • Nutritional Analysis: 1 cup (prepared with turkey sausage and reduced-fat butter; calculated without rice) equals 220 calories, 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 101 mg cholesterol, 675 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 24 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 starch.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 3, 2009 by Cookieman Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Made this last night 072809, it is very good. Furthermore, I did use several of the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 2, 2008 by Janey81   view full review
Excellent!! The only change I made was add a can of seasoned chicken broth before putting in...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2011 by AARON NEWMYER   view full review
This was an exceptional meal! I followed the recipe on everything *except*: after adding all...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 15, 2009 by tofu19   view full review
Thank you, thank you and thank you! I have been looking for a GOOD jambalaya recipe and I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 2, 2011 by happynew   view full review
This is wonderful. I didn't have tomato paste so I used tomato sauce and it was just fine....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 4, 2011 by Mrs. Brown   view full review
Great! I added 1 can of chicken broth as other users suggested. :o)
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 17, 2007 by Kelly   view full review
This was awesome. My husband and I loved it. We ate ALL of it. I made it two nights in a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 30, 2008 by Rachel   view full review
My fiance and I really loved this. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because I thought the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2007 by TAZCHICK   view full review
This recipe was FANTASTIC. Just like jambalaya should be. Only thing was I didn't have any...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 3, 2011 by LacyBug   view full review
Made this for a potluck. It was "Off the chain".

 

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