Easy Cajun Jambalaya

Submitted by ElizabethKnicely

"I found this on allrecipes.com. Grant Michel says, "I have always loved Cajun foods but my wife doesn't like the 'kick.' In response to this, I made my traditional Jambalaya without the heat. Everyone loved this recipe and I hope you will to. Enjoy!""

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
• 8 ounces kielbasa, diced
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 1⁄2 cup diced celery
• 2 tablespoons chopped garlic
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon onion powder
• salt, to taste
• ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 cups uncooked white rice
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

directions

1. Heat oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Saute chicken and kielbasa until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic. Season with cayenne, onion powder, salt and pepper. Cook 5 minutes, or until onion is tender and translucent. Add rice, then stir in chicken stock and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer 20 minutes, or until rice is tender. Stir in the Worcestershire sauce and hot pepper sauce.

Reviews

[breezermom]

I made this as posted, except I couldn't bring myself to use kielbasa in cajun jambalaya. So I used the spicier andouille sausage and used a bit more than called for. Loved the heat that the andouille gave this dish. I subbed red bell peppers instead of green, because that was what i had on hand. I'm not sure what this would taste like with kielbasa, but with the andouille sausage its a 5. Thanks for sharing! Made for Market tag game.

 

[ellie_]

this was okay but I prefer jambalaya with tomatoes and/or other vegetables and more liquid. Thanks for sharing!