Jambalaya Recipe (easy)

Name: Jambalaya Recipe (easy)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: Cajun And Creole
Ingredients: 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 180g (6oz) bacon (, preferably SMOKED, chopped); 200g (7oz) andouille or smoked sausage (, sliced 0.5cm / 1/5" thick (Note 1)); 300g (10oz) chicken thigh (, skinless boneless, cut into 2.5cm /1" pieces); 12 prawns/shrimp (, raw, large, (peeled, with or without tails)); 4 garlic cloves (, minced); 1 tbsp (15g) butter; 1 onion (, large, cut into 1.5 cm / 0.5" pieces); 2 celery ribs (, cut into 1.5 cm / 0.5" pieces); 2 green capsicum / bell pepper (, medium, cut into 1.5 cm / 0.5" pieces); 1.25 cups long grain rice (, uncooked (Note 2)); 2.5 cups (625ml) low-sodium chicken broth / stock ((Note 3)); 200g (6.5oz) crushed canned tomato; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 cup green onions (, sliced, plus more for serving); 2 tsp chopped fresh thyme ((or 1 tsp dried thyme)); 4 tsp sweet paprika; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp onion powder; 1/2 tsp cayenne powder ((adjust spice to taste)); 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:50min

Recipe VIDEO above. Many people consider this to be the world's best one pot rice meal.... you won't hear any arguments from me!! Filled with big, punchy New Orleans flavours, a homemade Creole/Cajun spice delivers top notch flavour with consistency results for everyone, no matter where you live in this big wide world. This Jambalaya is started on the stove then finished in the oven - exactly the same outcome as cooking the whole thing on the stove (the traditional way), but far less risk of uneven cooked rice and mushy gluey rice from over stirring. And it's just easier - entirely hands off time! :)

Updated at: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 01:35:12 GMT