Chicken and Turkey Jambalaya. DIY Jambalaya with Chicken and Turkey Sausage. This spicy and filling Chorizo Chicken Jambalaya cooks up fast and easy in one pot. Instead of doing a standard jambalaya, I decided to change it up and use Mexican chorizo instead of the I subbed the meat (because I couldn't find chorizo) with half andouille sausage and half turkey kielbasa.
I used shredded chicken breast instead of turkey. Pretty easy to put together on a work night. This Cajun-style turkey jambalaya is a fabulous way to use leftover bird. You can have Chicken and Turkey Jambalaya using 14 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Chicken and Turkey Jambalaya
- Prepare of Main Ingredients.
- You need 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
- You need 2 of chicken breasts, chopped.
- Prepare 1 of onion diced.
- Prepare 1 of red pepper, thinly sliced.
- Prepare 2 of garlic cloves, crushed.
- It's 75 g of Hickory Smoked Turkey.
- It's 1 tablespoon of Cajun seasoning.
- It's 400 g of can plum tomato.
- You need of Rice and Chicken Stock.
- You need 250 g of long grain rice.
- It's 500 ml of water for the rice.
- It's 1 pack of Chicken Stock.
- Prepare 350 ml of water for the stock.
Jambalaya is extremely versatile, so feel free to vary the ingredients to suit your family's tastes. You can make this jambalaya with leftover pork or ham or use diced cooked chicken in the dish. This chicken and sausage jambalaya is simple, quick, and not too bad for you if you use lean sausage. I have a feeling that jambalaya is a very, very personal thing.
Chicken and Turkey Jambalaya instructions
- Gather all of the ingredients.
- Leave the rice in 500 ml of water to soak up for the time being..
- Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large frying pan with a lid and cook 2 chopped chicken breasts for 5-8 mins or until it's golden..
- Remove and set aside. Tip in the 1 diced / sliced onion and cook for 3-4 min or until soft.
- Once the onion is soften, add one thinly sliced red pepper, two crushed garlic cloves, 75g sliced turkey and one tablespoon of Cajun seasoning, and cook for 5 minutes more..
- Mix the chicken stock cubed with the 350ml of boiling water.
- Stir the chicken back in with the 400g can of tomatoes..
- Drain the water out of the rice and add it to the mix.
- Then add the chicke stock once it's fully dissolved.
- Add the salt and pepper and stir.
- Cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes until the rice is tender.
- Serve and Enjoy!.
Stir in chicken or turkey; cook till heated through. Jambalaya (/ˌdʒæmbəˈlaɪ.ə/ JAM-bə-LY-ə, /ˌdʒʌm-/ JUM-) is a popular dish of West African, French (especially Provençal cuisine), Spanish and Native American influence. If you make this Rotisserie Chicken and Chorizo Jambalaya, make sure to snap a pic and tag @theendlessmeal on Instagram so I can like and comment on your photos. Just made it and loved it. I subbed the meat (because I couldn't find chorizo) with half andouille sausage and half turkey kielbasa.