This easy jambalaya recipe is a classic dish of Louisiana. It contains turkey smoked sausage, shrimp, and rice with a ton of flavor all while still being an easy jambalaya recipe to make for your family.
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Hey! I hope your day is going well. I must say lately it seems life is getting busy and time is just flying by before my eyes. I hate when this happens because it seems like days just run into each other. As a result, it is like I can barely catch a minute or two for myself. Thank goodness for the holidays.
This past holiday our schedule freed up and I was finally able to experience downtime. Yay, for a break! As a result, I had some time to have fun in the kitchen. It allowed me to be able to make this easy jambalaya recipe that I want to share with you.
WHAT IS JAMBALAYA?
Jambalaya is a Louisiana classic (Fun Fact: I was born there.) It is made up of vegetables known as the Holy Trinity (onion, green peppers, and celery), sausage, shrimp and rice. No, it is not a four-ingredient recipe but the other ingredients are not major that will intimidate you. You can thank me later.
Also, you can customize the meat if you like. This jambalaya recipe is so simple to craft up, it’ll have your back to your family in no time. When you get the time to get in your kitchen you should make this wonderful recipe.
WHAT IS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN JAMBALAYA AND GUMBO?
Jambalaya is a traditional rice dish and gumbo is a traditional stew type dish made with a dark roux to make the stew thick. However, they both include the Holy Trinity.
INGREDIENTS FOR THIS EASY JAMBALAYA RECIPE:
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Yellow Rice
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Olive Oil
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Sausage
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Tomato Sauce
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Shrimp
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Creole Seasoning
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Onion
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Green pepper
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Garlic
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This easy jambalaya recipe is a classic dish of Louisiana.
Author: Domestic Dee
Recipe type: Dinner
Serves: 4-8
Ingredients
- 1 pack of yellow rice, 5 oz
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- ½ onion, chopped
- ½ green pepper
- 1 garlic clove, minced ( equaled 1 teaspoon)
- 1 pack of turkey smoked sausage, sliced
- 1 small can of tomato sauce, 6 oz
- 1 lb. raw
shrimp, tails off - 1½ teaspoon Creole seasoning
- salt and pepper to taste, if needed
Instructions
- Cook rice according to packaging directions.
- In a large skillet saute onion, pepper, and garlic in oil for about 2 minutes on medium heat.
- Add sausage and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Add cooked rice and stir in tomato sauce.
- Add seasonings.
- Cook about 15-20 minutes until mixture is firm.
- Add shrimp and cook until pink, about 5 minutes.
Easy Jambalaya
This easy jambalaya recipe is a classic dish of Louisiana. It contains turkey smoked sausage, shrimp, and rice with a ton of flavor all while still being an easy jambalaya recipe to make for your family.
Ingredients
- 1 pack of yellow rice 5 oz
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- ½ onion chopped
- ½ green pepper
- 1 garlic clove minced ( equaled 1 teaspoon)
- 1 pack of turkey smoked sausage sliced
- 1 small can of tomato sauce 6 oz
- 1 lb. raw shrimp tails off
- 1½ teaspoon Creole seasoning
- salt and pepper to taste if needed
Instructions
- Cook rice according to packaging directions.
- In a large skillet saute onion, pepper, and garlic in oil for about 2 minutes on medium heat.
- Add sausage and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Add cooked rice and stir in tomato sauce.
- Add seasonings.
- Cook about 15-20 minutes until the mixture is firm.
- Add shrimp and cook until pink, about 5 minutes.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
43 Comments
Well, it’s 10am and I am now severely craving jambalaya. Totally normal, right?! Ha! But seriously, this is amazing. Cannot wait to try!
Hey! Thanks for stopping by. That is too funny. I guess that is why they say we eat with our eyes. When you try it out make sure to let me know your experience.
Hey, Dee! I made this recipe on Facebook Live on the page Quirky Momma. It was a huge hit and it turned out great. Thanks for the recipe!
Thank you for stopping by! I am so glad you enjoyed it. Also, great video!
Can this recipe be made into a freezer meal?
I have not freezed this meal but it should be fine. Let me know if you do and how it goes.
Jambalaya was very good but this is NOT a 10 minute prep time meal. It took me more like 50 minutes with all of the different cooking times. It was worth it seriously took a lot longer.
Let me know what areas took you the longest. I may be able to provide some tips to cut down the time.
Made this twice, very good and easy! Made half with sausage and half with shrimp. Both equally good although different tastes. My husband says I can definitely add this to my menu. Thanks!
YAY! Thank you for stopping by and letting us know how your family enjoyed it! Take care 🙂
Delicious!
Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed it.
Do you thaw the shrimp or cook frozen? Sorry if its a silly question!
There is no such thing as a silly question. Thaw the shrimp out so it won’t take long to cook.
Sooo good! Thank you.
I am glad you enjoyed it.
I absolutely loved it!!!
This is my favorite jambalaya recipe!! My husband asks me to make it and cringes when I’ve tried to use a box jambalaya rice. It’s not even close to the same!
That is too funny!. I’m glad your family enjoys the recipe. Thank you for stopping by!
I made this recipe and it is delicious! however, I was having issues with it sticking to the pan and burning the seasoning. Do you have any suggestions for that? More olive oil?
Try turning down the heat setting and if that does not work then add a little oil.
I’m making this now, but found that my mixture was already pretty firm from the beginning. Should water be added? I added a bit to help with the shrimp
Don’t add water. Just let the shrimp cook by steaming with the lid on.
Did you use tomato sauce or tomato paste?
Thanks!
Tomato sauce.
Making this for supper tonight. I used home made farmer sausage instead of the smoked sausage. I was not able to find yellow rice in Canada so I made my go to with turmeric. I substituted the tomatoe sauce with my canned tomatoes. It should be ready to eat in a few minutes and it smells heavenly.
So cool! Awesome substitutions to make it adjust to your family’s preference. Let me know how it turned out!
I could not find yellow rice locally, will it turn out with white rice?
Yes, it will.
Made this evening exactly as written and it was delicious. My hubby was craving Jambalaya and loved this dish. Thank you so much for sharing ?
You’re welcome. I’m glad your family enjoyed it!
Quick, easy & good! Definitely adding to the dinner rotation! Thank you!
Thank you!
We went to Universal Studios for Mardi Gras and my husband had their Jambalaya. He wanted me to find a homemade recipe and I came across your recipe. I have made it twice and I am going to make it again tonight. My family loves it. I have also frozen it for a quick lunch it works great. Thank you for posting this recipe.
Thank you! I’m glad your family enjoys it!
Hi! I have made the jambalaya recipe several times now. It’s a huge hit!!!!
I’m glad your family enjoys it.
This recipe is definitely a staple in my house. I cook the sausage while the rice is cooking. Then remove the sausage and saute the onion, bell pepper and garlic in the same pan. I then add diced chicken (omitting the shrimp) and cook until cooked through. Then follow the remainder of your steps.
It comes out SO well. Even my picky eating children love it.
Thank you.
Sounds good. Thanks for sharing how you customized it for your family.
I made this last night and it was absolutely delicious! Everyone loved it! The only substitution i made (because I had it on hand already) was use Andouille sausage instead of smoked turkey 🙂 5-Star recipe!
I’m glad your family enjoyed it. Thanks for stopping by!
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Made this for dinner the other night. I didn’t have creole seasoning so I used 1 tsp of Old Bay Seasoning and a 1/2 tsp of Cajun spice. It turned out perfect! Thanks for a great recipe that I will definitely make again!