Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya Recipe: Simple Comfort Food
Indulge in a flavorful Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya recipe. A simple, Cajun comfort food that’ll make your taste buds explode with delight!
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An easy, one-dish dinner packed with spices and hearty ingredients to create the perfect blend of cajun flavor. An often requested family favorite (kids too), this jambalaya hits the spot every time.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Easy – As a mom, I’m torn between loving this recipe for its amazing flavor or the fact that it only dirties one dish. One-pot meals are a total MOM-FAV in my house! Furthermore any recipe where everything goes into one pot is a definite winner in my book.
Flavorful – The variety of spices and fresh cilantro in this dish, all simmered together with the meat, rice and beans create a cajun flavor and aroma that warms the soul.
Ingredients
Bone Broth – Full of nutrition and packed with minerals, bone broth will add immense flavor to any dish you create. Learn to make your own Homemade Bone Broth here!
Black Beans – This recipe is nicknamed “Rice and Beans” in our home. Even though it’s packed with meat the black beans add color and protein to this delicious dish.
Chicken Thighs – Juicy and tender, chicken thighs take on the flavor of all the spices in this dish.
Andouille Sausage – A zesty sausage to give this jambalaya recipe a unique flavor. Aidells is our favorite!
A full list of ingredients and amounts can be found below.
Tips For chicken and sausage jambalaya
- If you prefer spice try one Serrano pepper and three Anaheim peppers.
- You can always substitute the andouille sausage for another variety. Chicken apple lends to a sweeter dish.
How To Make Chicken and sausage jambalaya
Step 1
Start lime rice on the stovetop by mixing rice, lime juice, salt and water. Cook until done while making jambalaya.
Step 2
Heat a Dutch Oven over medium heat with 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
Step 3
Cook chicken thighs over medium heat coated in all the spices.
Step 4
Add in chopped peppers and onion. Continue to cook.
Step 5
Dice andouille sausage into bite sized pieces and add to the dutch oven.
Step 6
Chop cilantro and add to Dutch Oven.
Step 7
Remove chicken thighs. (It is ok if they are not cooked entirely). Dice and return to dutch oven.
Step 8
Add black beans and broth. Allow to simmer and cook thoroughly. Taste occasionally to check seasoning flavor. Add as desired.
Serve over lime rice. This chicken and sausage jambalaya recipe pairs wonderfully with my Fresh Sourdough Bread coated in butter.
Adjust the spice level entirely for your family and preferences.
Looking for more one dish dinner recipes? Check out my Skillet Ratatouille with Meatballs
Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 lb Chicken Thighs – Bone In You can save the bones for homemade chicken broth
- 4 Cups Black Beans
- 2 Cups Rice (4 Cups Water)
- 1 tbsp Lime Juice
- 1 lb Mini Sweet Peppers
- 1 Onion
- 1 Cup Cilantro – Chopped
- 12 oz Cajun Andouille Sausage
- 4 Cups Broth
- 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
Seasonings
- 1 tbsp Garlic Granules
- 1 tbsp Paprika
- 1/2 tsp Chili Powder
- 1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
- 2 tsp Cumin
- 2 tbsp Salt Reserve 1 Tbsp to add in with broth
- 1/2 tsp Liquid Smoke
Instructions
- Start lime rice on the stovetop by mixing rice, lime juice, salt and water. Cook until done while making jambalaya.
- Heat a Dutch Oven over medium heat with 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
- Cook chicken thighs over medium heat coated in all the spices.
- Add in chopped peppers and onion. Continue to cook.
- Dice andouille sausage into bite sized pieces and add to the dutch oven.
- Chop cilantro and add to Dutch Oven.
- Remove chicken thighs. (It is ok if they are not cooked entirely). Dice and return to dutch oven.
- Add black beans and broth. Allow to simmer and cook thoroughly. Taste occasionally to check seasoning flavor. Add as desired.
- Serve over lime rice.
Wow this looks amazing!
It really is! A family favorite, even my kids love this one.
Yum, this looks so good!