Quick Sausage Jambalaya

When my husband & I were first married we ate a lot of, dare I say, box dinners! Yikes, I know. Well, they were quick fixes after a long day of school & work for the both of us. We loved the Zatarain’s Jambalaya, but haven’t had it in forever & recently when my husband asked me to make some jambalaya, I figured now was a good time to make the dish homemade.

After looking at several different recipes, this is the version I have come up with. We LOVED it! My husband even said it was better than the box! I sure hope so! Haha! It has a good heat to it & loads of flavor. And honestly this recipe is pretty quick to throw together. Probably the same time as the box, but way fresher & better! This is definitely taking place of the box dinner.

Side note: My Dad is from Louisiana, & said it tasted pretty good! I guess that means it’s legit. A little spicy for our little kids, but a little ranch or sour cream remedies that just fine. Enjoy!

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Quick Sausage Jambalaya

Created by Amber Brady

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YieldsYields6 Servings

Ingredients

• ▢ 13 oz pkg chicken sausage/kielbasa cut into pieces, cut into pieces
• ▢ ½ small onion, chopped
• ▢ 1 green pepper, chopped
• ▢ 4 garlic cloves, minced
• ▢ 1 ½ tsp paprika
• ▢ 1 tsp salt
• ▢ 1 tsp garlic powder
• ▢ ½ tsp onion powder
• ▢ ¼ tsp ground black pepper
• ▢ ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
• ▢ ½ tsp dried oregano
• ▢ ½ tsp dried thyme
• ▢ 14.5 oz can small diced tomatoes, whole/undrained
• ▢ 1 cup chicken broth, (or 1 cup water + 1 tsp bouillon)
• ▢ 1 ½ cups Minute Rice (white or brown)
• ▢ 1 Tbsp Canola Oil

Instructions

 

• In a large skillet with a small amount of oil, brown sausage.
• Add onion, pepper, & garlic to the sausage & saute for 5 minutes until softening & starting to get translucent.
• Add spices all at once. Stir until fragrant (30 seconds.)
• Add the whole can of tomatoes, broth & rice. Bring to a boil. Cover & simmer 7-10 minutes or until the rice is cooked & most of the liquid is absorbed. Serve hot & enjoy!

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