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Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya

Bring something special to the table with this well-loved recipe.

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

Ingredients

  • 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

Instructions

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  1. 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.
  2. 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).
  3. 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.

Nutrition Information

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%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 460

% Daily Value*

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%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.