Chicken Jambalaya Recipe

This is a colorful, delicious and easy Chicken Jambalaya recipe – all in one pot! It’s great to serve at parties and it reheats well. It’s a bold and zesty dish packed with Cajun jambalaya flavors!

A Chicken Jambalaya recipe is Cajun comfort food, packed with flavor. The holy trinity of Cajun/Creole cooking – onion, celery, and bell peppers – is married up with chicken andouille sausage, seasoned with garlic, herbs and Cajun spices!

How To Make This Chicken Jambalaya Recipe – Step By Step

Season the chicken pieces with 1 tablespoon of Cajun seasoning. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once heated, add the chicken to the pan and cook for 5-7 minutes until browned on all sides. Transfer the chicken to a plate.

Heat another tablespoon of oil in the skillet. Add in the sausage, cooking until browned. Transfer the sausage to the plate with the chicken.

Heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in the skillet. Add in the onion, celery, and bell pepper. Season with salt and pepper, and sauté until softened. Add in the garlic and cook for another minute.

Stir in the crushed tomatoes, 1 tablespoon of Cajun seasoning, oregano, chicken broth, and rice. Bring the mixture to a boil and then reduce to a simmer. Cover the pan and cook for 20-25 minutes or until the rice has cooked and the liquid has absorbed.

Give the jambalaya a good stir. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Enjoy!

What Is Jambalaya?

Jambalaya is a popular Louisiana-origin dish of Spanish, French, and West African influence, consisting mainly of meat and vegetables mixed with rice.

Traditionally, the meat always includes sausage of some sort, often a smoked meat such as andouille, along with pork or chicken and seafood, such as crawfish or shrimp.

It’s hearty, tasty and easy!

How Spicy Is This Chicken Jambalaya Recipe?

This is not a super hot dish, it’s got a nice heat but won’t burn off you buds! For a spicier jambalaya, you can add one or two jalapeños.  And then you can always add cayenne at the end if you’d like.

Substitutes For Andouille Sausage

If you can’t find andouille sausage, you can go for….

• Mexican chorizo sausage (comes close to andouille in flavour, but not in texture)
• Kielbasa
• Any Polish smoked sausage

Top Tips For This Chicken Jambalaya Recipe

• Some dishes like soup, stew, and chili just get better with time. Jambalaya is not one of those things. Mainly because if you let it cook it for too long, you’ll cook all the moisture out of it; you want it nice and wet. So wait until the end of your cooking time to put the rice in so it doesn’t overcook. 
• Before serving, make sure to check your seasonings and adjust accordingly.
• You can substitute Andouille sausage for another smoked sausage.

Check Out These Other Delicious Chicken And Rice Dishes

• Chicken and Rice Soup
• One Pot Cheesy Chicken and Rice
• Easy Teriyaki Chicken
• Quinoa Chicken Fried Rice

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Best Chicken Jambalaya Recipe

This is a colorful, delicious and easy Chicken Jambalaya recipe – all in one pot! It's great to serve at parties and it reheats well. It's a bold and zesty dish packed with Cajun jambalaya flavors!

Prep: 5 minutes

Cook: 35 minutes

Total Time : 40 minutes

Servings: 6 people

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast cut into bite-size pieces
• ▢ 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning divided
• ▢ 3 tablespoons olive oil divided
• ▢ 1 pound Andouille sausage sliced into rounds
• ▢ 1/2 onion diced
• ▢ 2 stalks celery diced
• ▢ 1 red bell pepper
• ▢ 1 green bell pepper
• ▢ 2 cloves garlic minced
• ▢ 1 can 14.5 ounces crushed tomatoes
• ▢ 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• ▢ 2 cups chicken broth
• ▢ 1 cups white rice

Instructions

• Season the chicken pieces with 1 tablespoon of Cajun seasoning. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once heated, add the chicken to the pan and cook for 5-7 minutes until browned on all sides. Transfer the chicken to a plate.
• Heat another tablespoon of oil in the skillet. Add in the sausage, cooking until browned. Transfer the sausage to the plate with the chicken.
• Heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in the skillet. Add in the onion, celery, and bell pepper. Season with salt and pepper, and sauté until softened. Add in the garlic and cook for another minute.
• Stir in the crushed tomatoes, 1 tablespoon of Cajun seasoning, oregano, chicken broth, and rice. Bring the mixture to a boil and then reduce to a simmer. Cover the pan and cook for 20-25 minutes or until the rice has cooked and the liquid has absorbed. Stir in the chicken and sausage and cook until everything is heated through.
• Give the jambalaya a good stir. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Nutrition Facts

Best Chicken Jambalaya Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 588 Calories from Fat 288

% Daily Value*

Fat 32g49%

Saturated Fat 9g56%

Cholesterol 136mg45%

Sodium 1101mg48%

Potassium 883mg25%

Carbohydrates 30g10%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 2g2%

Protein 42g84%

Vitamin A 1909IU38%

Vitamin C 50mg61%

Calcium 45mg5%

Iron 3mg17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Author: Becky Hardin

Course:Main Course

Cuisine:American, cajun

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