Ham Jambalaya

Submitted by Jellyqueen

"This recipe is great for that leftover ham that you have after all the holidays. Makes a little change from the ham salads and ham sandwiches. Give it a try."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups cubed cooked ham
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 3⁄4 cup chopped green sweet pepper (bell)
• 2 minced garlic cloves (I actually prefer a little more)
• 1 (14 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon cajun seasoning
• 1 1⁄2 cups quick-cooking rice
• salt & fresh ground pepper

directions

1. Heat olive oil in large sauce pan over medium heat.
2. Cook the onion, sweet pepper and garlic in the oil for about 5 minutes or until tender.
3. Stir in the can of tomatoes, chicken broth, ham and seasonings.
4. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to simmer.
5. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
6. Stir in rice and remove from heat.
7. Cover and let stand about 5 minutes, or until rice is tender.

Reviews

[dimensionally trans]

A lovely quick and easy recipe. I'll make again but will play around with the toms and broth. It is very ingredient dependent, if that makes any sense. Thanks for posting!

 

[JustKatHere]

This is a great recipe and such a nice change from sandwiches or salads!!! Thank you so much. But instead of the cajin seasoning I used 1 tsp of Emeril's Bayou Blast seasoning from the Food Network that I always keep made up in my pantry. This is definately a keeper. I also used Hunts stewed tomatoes and I am MSG intollerant and Hunts has zero MSG in their products.

 

[ellie_]

this was a great dinner and a great way to use up some holiday ham! We added some frozen corn and spinach (needed to use up) to the mixture and served the rice separately. thanks for a wonderful dinner!

 

[Akoyama]

This recipe is awesome! Instead of using white wine I used chicken broth, also substituted jasmine rice for long grain rice. This is a keeper!

 

[Dallas Chef WOut Ti]

I used leftover ham from New Years and items in my pantry and freezer. It came together in 15 minutes and had a nice, fresh flavor. We aren't quite talking the real Cajun thing here, but good enough for the effort and time expended! Because I was going to freeze it for future use, I added another can of tomatoes to give it a bit more moisture. Thanks for another good "quick" one for this time pressed lady!