Jambalaya Deluxe

Description

This dish uses a variety of seafood for the seafood lover, along with chicken and sausage and is a zesty and spicy dish served over angel hair spaghetti. Great with a side of salad and Italian bread.

Ingredients

  • ΒΌ cup olive oil
  • 2 cups diced chicken breast meat
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 5 (3.5 ounce) links mild Italian sausage
  • 5 (15 ounce) cans Italian-style stewed tomatoes
  • 4 (16 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
  • 1 (16 ounce) can tomato paste
  • 3 tablespoons dry crab and shrimp boil seasoning
  • 1 pound littleneck clams
  • 1 pound mussels, cleaned and debearded
  • 1 pound peeled and deveined medium shrimp (30-40 per pound)
  • 1 pound bay scallops
  • 2 (16 ounce) packages angel hair pasta

Instructions

  1. Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Stir in the chicken and garlic
  2. followed by the sausage links. Cook
  3. stirring occasionally
  4. until the sausage is firm enough to slice
  5. about 10 minutes. Slice the sausages into 1/2 inch thick pieces
  6. and return to the pot.
  7. Puree the stewed tomatoes
  8. diced tomatoes
  9. and tomato paste in batches using a blender. Stir the tomato mixture into the pot along with the shrimp boil. Bring to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes. Stir in the clams
  10. mussels
  11. shrimp
  12. and scallops
  13. then simmer 30 minutes longer. Remove from the heat
  14. and allow to stand for 15 minutes.
  15. While the jambalaya is cooling
  16. bring a large pot of lightly-salted water to a rolling boil; stir in the angel hair pasta and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered
  17. stirring occasionally
  18. until the pasta has cooked through but is still firm to the bite
  19. 4 to 5 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink. Serve the jambalaya over the cooked pasta.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Servings: 24

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