Easiest Way to Prepare Perfect Easy Jambalaya

Easy Jambalaya. By Lauren Miyashiro and Lena Abraham. Jambalaya is a wildly popular dish that originated in New Orleans and was inspired by flavors around the world—Spanish, West. Reviews for: Photos of Easy Cajun Jambalaya.

There are many variations of this Louisianan classic rice dish and this is one of our favs. Very Very easy to make, this is my second time making it, I forgot to cut down on the Cajun and cayenne seasoning, and it's probably don't have all the sauce. Served over rice or rice cooked with the jambalaya for one pot meal. You can have Easy Jambalaya using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Easy Jambalaya

1. You need 2 tbsp of olive oil.
2. You need 2 stick of celery (chopped).
3. It's 1 medium of onion (minced).
4. Prepare 1 medium of bell pepper (chopped).
5. It's 1 lb of turkey kielbasa (chopped, half moons).
6. It's 2 clove of garlic (minced).
7. It's 1 1/2 tsp of old bay seasoning.
8. Prepare 1 dash of hot sauce (to taste).
9. It's 1 pinch of red pepper flakes (to taste).
10. You need 3 cup of chicken broth.
11. Prepare 1/2 cup of water.
12. Prepare 14 oz of crushed tomatoes (1 can).
13. It's 1 cup of long grain rice.
14. Prepare 2 of dried bay leaves.

The sloppier the Joe, the tastier (in our experience). This jambalaya recipe is made with shrimp, sausage, rice, and peppers in tomato sauce. This jambalaya recipe can be made as mild or spicy as you like. Just adjust the amount of cajun.

Easy Jambalaya instructions

1. In a dutch oven, heat oil over medium low heat and cook vegetables until tender, about 8-10 minutes..
2. Add kielbasa and cook 3 more minutes. Add garlic and stir constantly for 30 seconds..
3. Add in seasoning, hot sauce and pepper flakes, chicken broth, water, and crushed tomatoes. Bring the whole mixture to a boil and add the rice and bay leaves. Let the mixture simmer for 10 minutes..
4. Stir, cover, and let cook another 10 minutes or until rice is tender and most of the liquid has been absorbed..
5. Recipe from IowaGirlEats.com (slightly modified).

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