Crockpot Jambalaya
Our Jambalaya is a great soul and belly warmer on a cold day. Preparation is quick and the scent through the house is fantastic—all while the crockpot does the work and the watching for you! Plus, leftovers freeze well.
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Instructions
- Use a large crockpot or 2 regular size crockpots. Coat with vegetable spray.
- Mix vegetables and seasonings with canned tomatoes. Spread over bottom of crockpot. Tuck thighs into vegetable mixture. Top with chopped sausages. Pour water over, cover, and cook on high for 4 hours.
- Remove cover and stir in rice, thyme, and salt. Cover and cook for an additional 50 minutes adding shrimp for the last 15 minutes of the 50. (Or until shrimp and rice are done).
Substitutions & Suggested Additions:
Chicken breast for thighs in whole or part substitution.
Sausage of choice for smoked and Andouille. (Linguica, chorico, etc.)
Alternatively, rice may be precooked separately and added near the end until heated through.
Hot sauce and Cajun seasoning may be omitted if you don’t like it spicy and each can add their own to taste at the table.
Remove bay leaf before serving.
Serve with bread of choice. (Hush puppies, cornbread, biscuits, etc.)
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I made this today for a Mardi Gras patio party attended by a ton of people. They went wild over this--it's perfection! Sooo easy. I didn't use as much creole seasoning or thyme but still the results were fantastic. And I used minute rice which I cooked separately and added at the end. Thank you for a great easy recipe!
Crockpot Jambalaya
When I am cooking Jambalaya If I use 16 ounces of rice And add 2 cups of liquid per cup of rice. This ensures a moist Jambalaya. The tomatoes would count as liquid & I then use Chicken Broth instead of water.
no shrimp in jambalaya!
no shrimp in jambalaya!
Shrimp
I respectfully disagree. Shrimp make it mo better!
If the choice is made to add
If the choice is made to add precooked rice, how much liquid should be omitted ot avoid a runny Jambalaya?
You can cut the amount of
You can cut the amount of water by half. Enjoy!