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Slow Cooker Jambalaya

Slow Cooker Jambalaya
  • Category

    Soup and Stew

  • Cusine

    Creole, New Orleans

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Ingredients

1 white onion, diced

3 stalks celery, diced

1 green bell pepper, diced

3 cloves garlic, diced

1 pound smoked sausage, sliced about 1/4 inch

1 pound boneless chicken breasts and/or thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces

1 can diced tomatoes

1 tablespoon dried oregano

2 bay leaves

1 to 2 tablespoons Creole seasoning

1 pound large shrimp, shell on

1 cup long grain white rice

1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste

1/2 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste

Fresh parsley, chopped, for garnish

Directions

Add the onion, celery, bell pepper, garlic, sausage, chicken, tomatoes, oregano, bay leaves, and Creole seasoning to a large slow cooker. Stir together well. Cook on high for 3 hours or on low for 4 to 5 hours. You are ready to move onto the next step when the veggies are very tender and the chicken is cooked through and you can pull it easily apart.

Leave the shells on the shrimp, but use kitchen shears to cut up the backs; this will make them easier to peel later. Add the shrimp to the slow cooker. Stir it in, cover, and cook on high for another 30 to 45 minutes until the shrimp are cooked through.

While the shrimp cooks, cook the rice either according to the package directions or following this boiled rice method. When done, set the rice aside, covered, until ready to serve. (This makes about 4 cups of cooked rice.

Remove bay leaves from the jambalaya and taste. Season with salt and pepper to taste and garnish with fresh chopped parsley. Either peel the shells off the shrimp now, or serve with the shells on and instruct guests to remove the shells as they eat. Stir the cooked rice into the jambalaya , or serve the jambalaya ladled over top the rice. Leftovers will keep in the fridge in air-tight containers for 2 to 3 days and then the shrimp start to really break down. This dish doesn’t freeze particularly well. The combination of rice, shrimp, and sauce doesn’t reheat easily without making the shrimp very rubbery.