I tried to mimic Jambalaya from my favorite restaurant and it turned out so well my daughter and husband now prefer my recipe and won’t order it when we go to the restaurant! \u2014Alexis Van Vulpen, St. Albert, Alberta<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7061,"featured_media":82552,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"tags":[304032,307335,307584,305378,307330,307344,304328,305271,304292,304007,304515,307049,303966,304368,306848,304268,307307,305374,307383,307404,304558,324623,307579,307559,307064,304005,304353],"categories-v2":[308623,310372,310568,309386,310369,310376,308319,308984,308481,309216,308305,308554,308880,310085,308495,308745,309603,259483,310342,309381,310410,310435,308910,309177,310563,310541,310142,308549,309005],"coauthors":[305],"recommended_recipes":[{"post_title":"Forgotten 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SO GOOD! I did not add the shrimp, because I don't like it. I also did not have the quick cook brown rice on hand, but I did have some 15 minute rice blend on hand (wild, red, brown, basmati), so I used that. I was a tiny bit short on the rice, so I threw in a little orzo. Also, instead of the green pepper, I used a 12 oz bag of frozen okra. As per another reviewer suggestion I used Rotel Original Diced Tomatoes with Green Chiles (2 10oz cans + 1 8oz can tomato sauce) because that's what I had on hand. I used my homemade stash of Cajun seasoning and did double both that and the hot sauce. Also, I kind of did the cooking a little backward. In my large dutch oven I cooked the sausage, then took it out to cool and slice. In the drippings I cooked the onion with some cajun seasoning. Then I added all of the meat (chicken was already cooked; leftovers) with a little more seasoning and eventually everything else per the recipe. Once the rice was cooked, I transferred the dutch oven into my oven set on Keep Warm for about an hour so all the flavors could meld together. It was EXCELLENT!!! <\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2015-01-10","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"IndyCook8010"},"reviewBody":"My husband and I (plus my brother-in-law who was on the receiving end of leftovers) loved this recipe. Also, the fact that it was a one-pot dish made the cooking and cleanup so easy. NOTE: My Mom always taught me to cook a recipe as written the first time; however, in this case, I had 2 - 14 ounce cans of Rotel Original Diced Tomatoes on hand, so I used those instead of 1 - 28 ounce can of plain diced tomatoes adding extra flavor and spice.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2020-07-02","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"MariannS."},"reviewBody":"Hands down, awesome recipe!! Huge hit with my husband and stepsons. Might double the cajun seasoning and hot pepper sauce for more heat. We don't like chorizo, so I substituted kielbasa instead. Will make again and again! Thanks for the recipe!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-09-30","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"missfase"},"reviewBody":"My husband & I really liked this recipe. I don't like shrimp so I cooked it on the side & added it to the bowls. I also could not find chorizo in our store so I used andoille sausage instead. Was very tasty.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2015-07-23","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"lmmanda"},"reviewBody":"Quite tasty! I omitted the ham and increased the amounts of the sausage (I used turkey sausage), chicken, and shrimp (I bought precooked and added it after I cooked the rice with the meat and vegetables). I also cut the amount of Creole seasoning in half and omitted the hot sauce since my husband doesn't like spicy food (I then added hot sauce to my own serving). Definitely will make this again.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2017-08-13","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"ssapienza"},"reviewBody":"This is a good recipe when you don't have time to make the real thing! 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NEVER use store-bought pre-mixed seasonings.<\/p>
1\/2 t cayenne pepper<\/p>
2 t salt<\/p>
1\/2 t black pepper<\/p>
1\/2 t white pepper<\/p>
1 t dried thyme leaves<\/p>
1\/2 t rubbed sage<\/p>
2 bay leaves<\/p>
You're welcome.<\/p>","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"","GUID":"f07f72c6b604464fa68188253c8ae136","MemberId":9440318,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"tim","SubmittedDate":"03\/22\/2018 16:17"},{"Comment":"
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Quite tasty! I omitted the ham and increased the amounts of the sausage (I used turkey sausage), chicken, and shrimp (I bought precooked and added it after I cooked the rice with the meat and vegetables). I also cut the amount of Creole seasoning in half and omitted the hot sauce since my husband doesn't like spicy food (I then added hot sauce to my own serving). Definitely will make this again.<\/p>","CommentId":5,"DateRated":"07\/23\/2015 20:05","GUID":"A317DF03DA5E4AF8AFCBD77AA90A43AC","MemberId":1101093,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"lmmanda","SubmittedDate":"07\/23\/2015 20:05"},{"Comment":"
My husband and I (plus my brother-in-law who was on the receiving end of leftovers) loved this recipe. Also, the fact that it was a one-pot dish made the cooking and cleanup so easy. NOTE: My Mom always taught me to cook a recipe as written the first time; however, in this case, I had 2 - 14 ounce cans of Rotel Original Diced Tomatoes on hand, so I used those instead of 1 - 28 ounce can of plain diced tomatoes adding extra flavor and spice.<\/p>","CommentId":6,"DateRated":"01\/10\/2015 10:52","GUID":"d8985e99915f405bb80d5d392fca9404","MemberId":8206208,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"IndyCook8010","SubmittedDate":"01\/10\/2015 10:52"},{"Comment":"
My husband & I really liked this recipe. I don't like shrimp so I cooked it on the side & added it to the bowls. I also could not find chorizo in our store so I used andoille sausage instead. Was very tasty.<\/p>","CommentId":7,"DateRated":"09\/30\/2014 22:41","GUID":"b2bdf6050a7944018dd4335d348a60b3","MemberId":6464722,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"missfase","SubmittedDate":"09\/30\/2014 22:41"}]},"breadcrumb":[],"meta_data":{"enhanced_fields":{"enhanced_recipe_title":"My Best-Ever Jambalaya"}},"analytics":[],"yoast_head":"\n