Review: Jambalaya from CL "What's for supper tonight?" Supplement

[southerncomfort]

Anyone else made this? We made it for the super bowl and LOVED it. It was super-easy to throw together and came out divine--the perfect amount of spiciness, plus very filling and flavorful. the only changes I made were that I left out the pimientos--DH hates them. All in all, I cannot recommend this dish highly enough!

[Kristi994]

I'm always looking for an easy Jambalaya recipe that tastes great. Would it be possible for you to post the recipe? I would very much appreciate it!

[southerncomfort]

Sorry, Kristi, but I don't have mastercook, plus I am at work and do not have the recipe in front of me. Perhaps someone with mastercook could help you out? There has to be someone else out there who had this on their "to-try" list--the photo really caught my eye. Once again, I could not recommend this recipe any more highly . . .

[Terrytx]

* Exported from MasterCook *

Jambalaya

Recipe By :Cooking Light Magazine. Jan/Feb 2000. Page: 106.
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Seafood What's for Dinner suppliment


Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 teaspoon olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 Dash ground red pepper
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 bay leaf
2 cans (14.5 ounces, each) Cajun-recipe stewed
tomatoes with pepper, garlic, and Cajun
spices (such as Del Monte)
6 ounces andouille sausage, cut into
1/4-inch-thick slices
1 jar (2-ounce) diced pimento, drained
3 cups cooked long-grain rice
1/2 pound peeled and deveined medium shrimp

Directions.
1. Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion and next 9 ingredients (onion through pimento); cook 7 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring frequently. Stir in rice and shrimp; cook 6 minutes or until shrimp are done. Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 cups).

[Kristi994]

Thanks for posting the recipe for me :)
I appreciate it!

[Leisa M]

could you leave out the shrimp? What would you add in its place?

[VictoriaL]

I used cubes of chicken breast instead of shrimp (and smoked Boca sausage instead of the andouille sausage). It was soooo good!

Originally posted by southerncomfort
the only changes I made were that I left out the pimientos--DH hates them.

We're not fond of pimentos, either. I sub chopped roasted red peppers.

[caseyconor]

I made jambalaya yesterday as well (not this recipe but similiar) and now I have a ton left over. Does anyone know if this is freezable- does rice hold up?

[VictoriaL]

Although I've never frozen jambalya I have frozen other rice-based dishes and with the exception of a little loss of texture, they freeze well. Or you could mail the leftovers to me... :rolleyes:

[southerncomfort]

We froze ours and it worked great.

Also, I forgot to add that we subbed brown rice for the plain white rice and it was perfect.

[KelLeg]

Funny, I'm making jambalaya tonight and was just upstairs looking at recipes. I think I will try this one! Thanks!

[AnnaSue]

I made this last night, and have to agree that it was great! I liked that it was so quick to put together too because I was short on time, and wanted to make something fast that I could take with me to work while leaving some for DH. I couldn't find cajun stewed tomatoes, so I used regular with two teaspoons of cajun seasoning that has been sitting around my pantry waiting for a good use, and that seemed to work fine. I also used chicken andouille sausage, and DH didn't even notice a difference until I told him it was chicken hours later. We'll definitely have this again..thanks for the review southerncomfort!

[Molli526]

Yummy!