Chicken Jambalaya

Even though this is titled chicken jambalaya, there is also some ham and sausage in there for flavor. This is a great one-dish meal and pretty easy to throw together. Adapted from an Emeril Lagasse recipe.
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- 1hr 20mins
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ingredients
- 8 chicken pieces, with bone
- 2 tablespoons creole seasoning or 2 tablespoons Emeril's Original Essence
- 1 teaspoon creole seasoning or 1 teaspoon Emeril's Original Essence
- 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 1 cup green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons garlic, minced
- 1 lb andouille sausage, cut crosswise into 1/4 inch slices
- 1⁄2 lb boneless smoked ham, cut into 1/4 inch cubes
- 2 cups rice
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 1⁄2 cups whole tomatoes, drained and crushed
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- 4 bay leaves
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 tablespoons green onions, chopped (for garnish)
directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Season the chicken pieces with 2 T Creole seasoning and the salt. Heat up the oil in a heavy lidded pot over med-high heat. Add the chicken and cool until they get browned on all sides, about 8-10 minutes (work in batches if the pot gets too crowded). Take the chicken out and set it aside.
- Add the celery, bell peppers and onions and cook for about 2 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another 2 minutes. Then add the sausage and ham and cook for another 2 minutes. Add the rice, stir to blend and cook for approximately 2 more minutes. Add the chicken stock, tomatoes, tomato paste, Worcestershire and the leftover 1 t of Creole seasoning, the pepper sauce, bay leaves and thyme. Stir this all together and return the chicken to the pot, nestling the pieces into the rice mixture.
- Cover the pot and bake for about 40 minutes, or until the chicken and rice are tender. Remove from the oven and let stand for about 5 minutes (still covered). Garnish with the green onions and serve! You can also serve with additional hot sauce.
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"Even though this is titled chicken jambalaya, there is also some ham and sausage in there for flavor. This is a great one-dish meal and pretty easy to throw together. Adapted from an Emeril Lagasse recipe."
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One of those wonderfully satisfying meals that has everything in it, takes very little effort to prepare, feels soo healthy and tastes so good! I did use chicken breast fillets, cubed, and I added shrimp, because I really like it in jambalaya. Otherwise, as recipe. Delicious, thank you, made for PRMR tag gameReply