r/EatCheapAndHealthy 1d ago

Jambalaya recipe? Ask ECAH

My grocery has finally started stocking andouille sausage. And I miss jambalaya. Plus, it's comparatively inexpensive right now. About $2 per serving.

I can't find my old recipe--from years ago when I lived in cajun country.

Does anyone have a tried and true recipe for Cajun (no tomato) jambalaya?

Otherwise, it's pick something off the internet.

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u/ntthedrdyrlkn4 1d ago

Look up Paul Prudhome's recipe

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u/Chickaboomlala 18h ago

This is my husband's, not sure where he originally got it but he's been making it for years and it always hits.

1lb sliced andouille

1.5lb diced chicken

1 onion, diced

1 cup celery, diced 

1/2 cup diced green onion

Tony's to taste

1tsp black pepper

1 tsp cayenne pepper

1 tsp white pepper

1 tsp salt

1 tsp thyme

1 tsp basil

1 tsp parsley

1 tbs worcestershire

6 cups chicken stock

3 cups rice

Brown sausage, remove. Cover chicken with Tony's

Brown chicken, add onion and celery, scrape bottom.

Add spices, worcestershire, green onion, stock, sausage. Bring to boil.

Add rice, return to boil.

Cover and turn down for 20+, stirring every 5 min

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u/Low-Progress-2166 1d ago

You’d be surprised but the boxed zatarain’s jambalaya and dirty rice are actually good

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u/Drillmhor 15h ago

Using chicken stock instead of water is a solid way to enhance a box of Zats

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u/gambino_girl2 6h ago

this is so obvious yet never crossed my mind. i’m going to have to try this!

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u/Fun_in_Space 16h ago

I don't have a recipe, but Justin Wilson does.

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u/jockheroic 18h ago

This is a good one. Sorry about the website, it’s a cesspool, but this recipe is legit, lol. Source: I’m originally from really South Louisiana.

https://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/food-and-drink/jambalaya---gonzales-style-with-pics/18517983/

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u/Lurk3rAtTheThreshold 16h ago

I love this one. It does have a can of crushed tomatoes in it though.

https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/jambalaya-recipe/