Easy Smoked Sausage Jambalaya

A pot of sausage jambalaya with rice, vegetables, and the best smoked sausage for jambalaya, topped with chopped green onions.

4.29 from 39 votes

Easy Smoked Sausage Jambalaya is a family favorite! Since you can probably find most of the ingredients in your pantry, makes a great dinner on a busy night.

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: Servings

Calories: 437kcal

Author: Keri

Ingredients

2 tablespoons Olive Oil
14 ounces Smoke Sausage cut into bite size pieces
1 Onion chopped, about 1 cup total
1 Green Bell Pepper chopped, about 1 cup total
1 teaspoon Creole Seasoning
1 Bay Leaf or ½ tsp. Oregano
½ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Black Pepper
14 ½ ounce Diced Tomatoes with Green Chiles can
14 ½ ounce Chicken Broth can
1 cup Water
1 ½ cups Long-Grain Rice

Instructions

Heat a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat.
Add the olive oil, onion, green pepper, and smoked sausage to the heated skillet. Cook for about 5 minutes until the onion and pepper start to soften.
Stir in the Creole seasoning, salt & pepper, and bay leaf. Cook and blend in the spices for about 1 minute.
Next, add the diced tomatoes, water, chicken broth, and rice. Stir to combine the ingredients together and bring the mixture to a boil.
Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook for 20 minutes or until the rice is cooked.
Remove the bay leaf and dinner is ready!

Notes

You can also use Kielbasa or Turkey Smoked Sausage with this recipe.

What type of rice is best? I commonly have used long-grain, Basmati and Jasmine rice. Just remember, check the directions on whatever kind of rice you use and note that you might need to adjust the cooking time accordingly. Basmati and Jasmine are my favorite, but they have different textures. Basmati is more fluffy, Jasmine is a bit more sticky.

This recipe is based on using smoked sausage, but if you prefer, leave out the sausage and use vegetable stock instead of chicken stock.

Or try these protein add-ins,

Try Chicken

Or, try some cubed-up chicken breast. Make sure the chicken is cooked with the onion and bell pepper before proceeding with the recipe.

Try Shrimp

Just add the shrimp towards the end. I would add it while the rice is cooking during the last 5 to 10 minutes of cooking depending on the size of the shrimp you use. Or, you can cook the shrimp separately and add it once the rice is done.

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