Chef John's Sausage & Shrimp Jambalaya

98 Reviews

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 1 hr
Ready In: 1 hr 15 min

“While true jambalaya is really more of a thicker rice stew than a soup, it's one of those dishes that more stock can be added to easily make it into a soup recipe.” - by Chef John

Directions

Place butter and sausage in a large stockpot over medium heat; cook and stir for 5-6 minutes until sausage begins to brown.
Stir in paprika, cumin and cayenne; cook for 1 minute.
Stir in tomatoes, onions, celery, green pepper, salt, and bay leaf.
Add brown rice and stir to combine. Stir in chicken stock and turn heat to low. Cover and cook for 45 minutes, or until the rice is just tender.
Stir in shrimp, replace lid and cook for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve garnished with green onion.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (4 total)

Calories
495 cal
25%

Fat
25.2 g
39%

Carbs
37.3 g
12%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Reviews (98)

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ShaunaD

Apr. 19, 2012

"I love me some Chef John. This was a really great recipe; I just modified it a bit based on taste preference and ingredient availability. Instead of butter I just used olive oil, and since I couldn't ..." See morefind Andouille, I just bought a different smoked sausage. I added some hot sauce for a bit of extra heat, I used a large can of diced tomates, I used two green peppers instead of one, I used wild rice instead of brown, and I used chicken instead of shrimp. Tasted quite delicious!"

PapaJohn

Feb. 23, 2012

"The portions are relatively small...keep that in mind when deciding on the # of portions. I doubled the amount of tomatoes and it was just right... This is now my favorite Jambalaya recipe....next ti..." See moreme I am adding chicken in place of or in addition to shrimp...."

dfukuda

Feb. 20, 2012

"This was so good! Only issue was I didn't crack the lid took cook the rice so it ended up taking much longer than 45 minutes to cook. However it was worth the wait, will definitely make again...." See more"

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