Quick Sausage and Shrimp Jambalaya

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Total: 30 min
  • Active: 30 min
Like most creole dishes, this jambalaya contains the “holy trinity”—onion, celery and bell pepper. The andouille sausage and creole seasoning add a distinct Louisiana flavor. The rice for jambalaya is traditionally cooked in with the other ingredients, but in this quick version I use pre-cooked rice, making this dish perfect if you’ve got leftover rice to use up.
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Ingredients

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

1 yellow onion, diced 

6 ounces andouille sausage, diced 

2 celery stalks, thinly sliced 

1 green bell pepper, diced 

4 garlic cloves, minced 

1 tablespoon tomato paste 

1 tablespoon creole or Cajun seasoning blend  

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 

One 15-ounce can diced tomatoes 

2 cups cooked rice 

1 pound cooked and peeled shrimp 

1 tablespoon hot sauce  

2 tablespoons chopped scallions 

Directions

  1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the sausage and cook until starting to brown, about 5 minutes.
  2. Add the celery and bell pepper and cook until softened, 5 to 7 minutes longer. Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the tomato paste and cook until very fragrant, about 1 minute. 
  3. Reduce the heat to low. Sprinkle the Creole seasoning, salt and pepper on top. Stir in the tomatoes and rice and cook until warmed through. Taste and stir in additional salt and pepper if needed. Stir in the shrimp and heat through. Stir in the hot sauce. Sprinkle with the scallions. Serve warm.

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Anonymous

It just wasn’t that good. I don’t understand why you would pre cook the rice before adding all of the wet ingredients, it’s just makes the rice soggy.

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