Jambalaya

Name: Jambalaya
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Low calorie cooking spray; 6 skinless boneless chicken thighs cut into bite size pieces; 1 onion finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves finely chopped; 1 red pepper, deseeded and finely chopped; 1 Green pepper, deseeded and finely chopped; 1 scotch bonnet chilli, deseeded and chopped; 1 celery stick, thinly sliced; 350g long grain rice; 1 tsp chilli powder; 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 2 tbsp tomato puree; 2 bay leaves; 2 tsp dried thyme; 1 tsp salt; 0.5 tsp smoked paprika; Pinch of sugar; Freshly ground black pepper; 400g can chopped tomatoes; 600ml Chicken stock; 12 large raw prawns heads and tails removed and deveined; 4 tbsp hot pepper sauce, to serve; 225g Chorizo

5 steps

Prep:30minCook:45min

this one pot meal captures authentic Creole and cajun flavours of Louisiana

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:13:34 GMT

Ingredients

6 servings

low calorie cooking spray

6skinless boneless chicken thighs

cut into bite size pieces

deseeded and finely chopped

1green pepper

deseeded and finely chopped

1scotch bonnet chilli

deseeded and chopped

1celery stick

thinly sliced

350glong grain rice

1 tspchilli powder

1 tspworcestershire sauce

2 Tbsptomato puree

2bay leaves

2 tspdried thyme

1 tspsalt

½ tspsmoked paprika

sugar

freshly ground black pepper

400gcan chopped tomatoes

600mlchicken stock

12raw prawns

large, heads and tails removed and deveined

4 Tbsphot pepper sauce

to serve

225gChorizo

Instructions

Step 1

Melt the cooking spray in the casserole over a high heat. Add the chicken pieces and fry, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until browned and the juices run clear, Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside on to kitchen paper.

Step 2

Add some more spray to the pan and heat. Add the sausages but not smoked sausages (if using), and fry, stirring occasionally. for 5 minutes, or until browned. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside with the chicken:

Step 3

Add the onion, garlic, peppers, celery, and chilli to the pan and fry for 5 minutes, or until softened, stirring frequently. Add the rice, and chilli powder, and cook, stirring for 1-2 minutes. Add the Worcestershire sauce and tomato purée, and cook, stirring for a further minute.

Step 4

A Return the chicken to the casserole, along with all the sausages, including smoked (if using). bay leaves, thyme, salt, paprika, and sugar, and season to taste with pepper. Pour in the tomatoes with their juice and the stock, and bring to the boil, stirring. Reduce the hear to a low heat, cover, and simmer for 12-15 minutes or until the peppers are tender.

Step 5

Add the prawns, and simmer covered, for 3-5 minutes, o until the prawns are pink. The rice should be tender and the mixture a little soupy. Transfer to a serving bowl. Serve with the hot pepper sauce alongside