Forgotten Jambalaya Recipe

By Addie

During chilly months, I fix this jambalaya at least once a month. It’s so easy…just chop the vegetables, dump everything in the slow cooker and forget it! Even my sons, who are picky about spicy things, like this dish.—Cindi Coss, Coppell, Texas

Ingredients

• 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) beef or chicken broth
• 1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
• 2 medium green peppers, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 celery ribs, chopped
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1 pound smoked sausage, halved and cut into 1/4-inch slices
• 1/2 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• Hot cooked rice

Details

Servings 11
Adapted from tasteofhome.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the tomatoes, broth and tomato paste. Stir in the green peppers, onion, celery, garlic and seasonings. Stir in chicken and sausage.


Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours or until chicken is no longer pink. Stir in shrimp. Cover and cook 15-30 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink. Serve with rice.
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REVIEWS:

My husband really liked this. Very spicy and flavorful.

Delicious! Will definitely make again!

Very good. It's a little on the spicy side and the chicken turned out slightly dry, very good overall though.

Love this recipe!! Great on fall camping trips!

Pretty good!

We didn't know we liked jambalaya 'til we tried this.

Solid thumbs up from the whole family. Decreased the hot sauce and cayenne to suit the kids' taste and just added hot sauce at the table. Also replace the green pepper with zucchini and okra, again, just personal preferences. Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe!

My family loves this. I can't use shell fish because of allergies, but I just add more sausage. We lived near Cajun country, and although this is not what they would call authentic, it sure is good. Be sure to use quality Andouille sausage. It makes a big difference. We all love hot spicy food, so after the first time, I added Tony Chachere's as well as all the spices indicated. This is on my rotation of regulars. Thanks Cindi.

Oh my God we loved this recipe. I omitted the hot sauce and used chili powder instead of cayenne and it was good. Used a whole pound of shrimp also. The aroma is phenomenal! Will make again.

Authentic jambalaya or not, it is fantastic! I had a pound of shrimp and just threw it all in - that's what my family kept picking out, LOL!

Mmm! I made this last weekend and I didn't even get seconds or leftovers. :( Sure is good!!!

This is a fabulous recipe!

This recipe does not taste like it was quick and easy to make! It is a wonderful tribute to real jambalaya! Everyone in our family loved it and was a perfect way to celebrate Fat Tuesday.

My family loved this! I made with turkey sausage and served with brown rice.

I used turkey sausage and served with brown rice.

So easy, so good....I have never been a fan of cajun food but this is delicious.

Excellent recipe. Great flavor. I cut some of the fat by using turkey cocktail links.

I've made this several times. Cajun is not always easy to do from scratch but this recipe is easy and very tasty.

This recipe is wonderful! My husband said it's the best crockpot recipe of any kind that I've ever made. I made it exactly like the recipe said...except I was out of parsley flakes. I don't know how much of a difference it would've have made because it was absolutely delicious! I was in a hurry, so instead of cooking it on low, I cooked it on high for about 2 1/2 hours.

This recipe is wonderful! My husband said it's the best crockpot recipe of any kind that I've ever made. I made it exactly like the recipe said...except I was out of parsley flakes. I don't know how much of a difference it would've have made because it was absolutely delicious!

Was good; we enjoyed it! I put the rice into the crockpot about 3 hours before serving (brown rice) and that worked good.

Since Miss Cindi is from Texas, I did not expect a Louisiana, let alone a New Orleans style Jambalaya! I found this Forgotten (Texas) Jambalaya to be very flavorful, and it certainly won?t be ?forgotten? in our home.

I cut this recipe in half since there are only two of us. I used only 1/4 teaspoon each of the hot pepper sauce and cayenne pepper to suit our personal tastes, and I found Andouille sausage at our local supermarket. Served it on a bed of Jasmine long grain rice. My daughter suggested adding 1 teaspoon of file powder the next time I make this. Thank you!

Used turkey sausage and omitted the shrimp. Excellent!

New Orleans Style jambalaya traditionally is prepared together either in the oven, or stovetop and usually has the rice cooked with the meats or shrimp/oysters, whatever you want to have with the rice.

To my recollection, jambalaya is never fixed like a stew, as this one is, and served over separately cooked white rice.

This recipe takes a lot of prep time but after you throw it in the crock pot, it's all worth it. The seasonings are just right and it makes a large amount. I ended up freezing half. Great for watching football!

Very tasty!!

Wonderfully easy and flavorful.

I know from watching Emeril that Jambalya normally uses Andouille sausage, but here in rural, Western PA we just don't have access to it. This is the third time we've made this recipe. This time we doubled the chicken, shrimp, tomatoes and seasonings. My family is giving the altered recipe a solid 8 out of 10.

Great tasting and easy to make!

Tweeked the spices to fit my Southern tastes. Wonderful! Best I've ever had or made.

Make this one all the time its one of my go to recipes. Wouldn't change a thing!

have made often. have frozen, but kept shrimp separate and only added before serving.

This is a great dish for a cool night very easy and everything was flavored just right

This was soooo unbelievably good! I only made a half recipe to try the first time, and I didn't have shrimp, but it was so good anyways, the flavor was perfect, not too spicy. And of course being able to throw it all in the slow cooker is such a bonus! I use mine as often as I can to make life easier.

This is delicious! This is not a dish we come across often (I live in The Netherlands) but I love it. Like other reviewers I did not change a thing. It is a little spicy and has lots of flavor, I can truly recommend this. Thank you for sharing!

This was the easiest and tastiest Jambalaya I've ever made. I wouldn't change a thing!

Easy to make and just spicy enough for the whole family to enjoy. I will add this to my "keepers" list and wont change a thing!

Absolutely amazing... great with and without the shrimp!