Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya

Name: Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 1 pound smoked sausage; 1 1 pound chicken; 2 2 tablespoons flour; 2 2 tablespoons butter; 1 1 large yellow onion; 2 2 cloves garlic; 3 3 ribs celery; 1 1 medium bell pepper; 1 1 teaspoon dried basil; ¼ ¼ teaspoon Creole or Cajun Seasoning; 1 (10-ounce) 1 (10-ounce) can Rotel Tomatoes; ½ ½ teaspoon sugar; 1 ½ 1 ½ cups low-sodium chicken broth; 2 2 cups hot steamed rice

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Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings
6 servings
Calories
460 kcal
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
American

Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya

Iris Warren

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Ingredients

Servings

1 1 pound smoked sausage cut into 1/4-inch slices
1 1 pound chicken about 2 average-sized boneless skinless chicken breasts or the equivalent of another kind of cut, like thighs, cut into bite-size pieces
2 2 tablespoons flour
2 2 tablespoons butter
1 1 large yellow onion chopped
2 2 cloves garlic finely minced
3 3 ribs celery chopped
1 1 medium bell pepper red or green, chopped
1 1 teaspoon dried basil
¼ ¼ teaspoon Creole or Cajun Seasoning use a light hand with this if you don’t want it overly spicy
1 (10-ounce) 1 (10-ounce) can Rotel Tomatoes
½ ½ teaspoon sugar
1 ½ 1 ½ cups low-sodium chicken broth
2 2 cups hot steamed rice

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Instructions

In a 4-6 quart pot, cook sausage and poultry over medium heat. Drain the grease (you may only need to do this if you aren’t using a lean sausage), scrape the meat onto a plate and set aside. Melt the butter in the same pot. Stir in the flour and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, for one minute.
Add the vegetables, basil and Creole (or Cajun) seasoning, and the Rotel tomatoes and sugar. Stir well. Simmer the mixture over low or medium-low heat for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are mostly tender (they’ll continue to cook a few minutes longer in the next step).
Add the sausage and chicken back to the pot, and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the chicken broth and simmer 5 minutes longer. Stir in the hot, steamed rice until you achieve your desired consistency.

Notes

Just a Tip: start cooking the rice while you prepare the rest of the jambalaya so it is ready to add in during the last step.
For the Smoked Sausage: if you choose a leaner sausage, like turkey or chicken, you may need to add one tablespoon of olive oil to the pot in the first step when cooking the chicken and sausage together since the lean sausage won’t render as much fat.

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Serving 1 Serving Calories 460kcal (23%) Carbohydrates 27g (9%) Protein 20g (40%) Fat 30g (46%) Saturated Fat 11g (55%) Cholesterol 91mg (30%) Sodium 743mg (31%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 4g (8%)