Bubba’s Jambalaya

Description

Easy Southern classic, with chicken, sausage, ham, and shrimp.

Ingredients

  • 6 slices bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • ½ pound cubed cooked ham
  • ½ pound cubed cooked chicken
  • ½ pound cubed smoked sausage
  • 2 (14.5 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes, with liquid
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
  • 2 cups uncooked white rice
  • ½ pound salad shrimp

Instructions

  1. Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Add bacon
  2. and cook until crisp. Remove bacon pieces with a slotted spoon
  3. and set aside. Add celery
  4. bell pepper
  5. and onion to the bacon drippings
  6. and cook until tender.
  7. Add the ham
  8. chicken and sausage to the pot
  9. and pour in the tomatoes
  10. beef broth and chicken broth. Season with thyme and Cajun seasoning. Bring to a boil
  11. and add the rice. Bring to a boil
  12. then turn the heat to low
  13. cover
  14. and simmer for about 20 minutes
  15. until the rice is tender.
  16. Stir in the shrimp and bacon just before serving
  17. and heat through. If you use uncooked shrimp
  18. let it cook for about 5 minutes before serving.

Prep Time: 25 mins

Cook Time: 40 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Servings: 12

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