One Pan Jambalaya
This easy Jambalaya recipe is healthy comfort food made in just one pan! It's loaded with chicken, sausage, veggies, and bold cajun flavors your family will love.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoonoil ((vegetable or canola oil))
- 1 poundandouille sausage* (, cut into 1/4 inch thick slices)
- 1 ½ poundsboneless skinless chicken breasts (, cut into bite-size pieces)
- 2 tablespoonsall-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoonsbutter
- 1yellow or white onion (, chopped)
- 4green onions (, chopped)
- 4 clovesgarlic (, finely minced)
- 3ribs celery (, chopped)
- 1green bell pepper (chopped)
- 1 ½ teaspoondried basil
- 1 ½ teaspooncajun seasoning
- 1 teaspoonkosher salt
- ½ teaspoonfresh ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspooncayenne pepper (optional, add more for spice, if desired.)
- 14 ½ ouncecan diced tomatoes
- 2 ½ cupslow-sodium chicken broth
- 1 ¼ cuplong-grain white rice
Directions
- 1
In a large skillet with a fitted lid, add the oil over medium high heat. Once hot, add the chicken and cook, flipping once or twice to brown on all sides (don't cook chicken through). Remove to a bowl. Add sausage and cook until browned on both sides. Add to the bowl with the chicken.
- 2
Reduce heat to medium and add butter and flour to the pan and stir well, scraping up any leftover browned bits from the pan. Add onion, garlic, celery, and bell peppers and sauté for a 3 minutes.
- 3
Add basil, cajun seasoning, diced tomatoes, salt and pepper and stir well to combine. Add chicken broth and rice bring mixture to a gentle boil. Add reserved meat to the pan. Reduce heat, cover pan with fitted lid and cook for 20 minutes.
- 4
Remove from heat, and rest with the lid on for 10 minutes. Then gently fluff with a fork and rest again for 5 minutes before serving.