How to Prepare Jambalaya in 26 Minutes for Family

Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, jambalaya. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Jambalaya is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Jambalaya is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

Add Meat, Seafood, Or Veggies To Zatarain's® Original Jambalaya Mix for A One-Pot Dish. Season the sausage and chicken pieces with Cajun seasoning. According to the dictionary, jambalaya is "rice cooked usually with ham, sausage, chicken, shrimp, or oysters and seasoned with herbs." In talking with lovers of authentic Creole food, this statement is as close as you will get to having people agree on what jambalaya really is.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook jambalaya using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Jambalaya:

1. Take 1 box Jambalaya rice mix
2. Take 1 cup white rice
3. Take 4 cup tomato juice
4. Get 1 lb ground beef
5. Take 1 packages lil smokies
6. Take 1 can 14.5 oz diced tomatoes
7. Get 1 salt & pepper to taste

Traditionally, the meat always includes sausage of some sort, often a smoked meat such as andouille, along with pork or chicken and seafood (less common. Jambalaya is such a culinary staple and storied dish in New Orleans the word is used to describe so much more than food. "What a crazy jambalaya of music at this festival." The dish has represented New Orleans since Colonial Spanish settlers tried reconstructing their native paella from locally-sourced ingredients. Jambalaya Ingredients: Alright, let's talk ingredients. To make classic jambalaya, you will need: The Cajun/Creole "holy trinity": Celery, onion and green bell pepper (although for some extra color, I've also used red and yellow bell peppers).

Steps to make Jambalaya:

1. Cook Jambalaya rice mix according to box. Cook white rice in separate pan till tender.
2. While the rice is cooking brown ground beef.
3. In large pot combine cooked jambalaya rice, white rice, ground beef, lil smokies (cut in half), tomato juice & diced tomatoes. Season to taste.
4. Simmer till heated through.
5. Serve & enjoy.

Feel free to add more or less of either, depending on your heat preferences. Using an ice cream scoop, place a scoop of rice on to the center of the bowlfuls of jambalaya. Sprinkle dishes with salt, pepper, chopped scallions, and thyme. Stir in the celery, green peppers, onion, garlic, seasonings and pepper sauce. This quintessential dish from New Orleans is a spicy one-pot rice dish featuring chicken, andouille sausage, shrimp, and a whole host of Southern flavors.

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