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Big-Batch Jambalaya Recipe

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"I make this dish for our annual Superbowl party because it feeds so many people. It leaves my mouth watering for it the rest of the year!" Kecia McCaffrey, South Dennis, MA

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Big-Batch Jambalaya Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Cook: 55 min.

Yield: 13 Servings

25 55 80

Ingredients

1 boneless skinless chicken breast, cubed
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1/2 pound cubed fully cooked ham
1/2 pound smoked kielbasa or Polish sausage, cubed
2 medium green peppers, coarsely chopped
2 medium onions, coarsely chopped
6 garlic cloves, minced
2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) beef broth
1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
1-1/2 cups water
3/4 cup Dijon mustard
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1-1/2 to 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1-1/2 cups uncooked long grain rice
1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined

Directions

In a Dutch oven, cook chicken in 1 tablespoon oil until no longer pink; remove and set aside. In the same pan, cook and stir the ham, kielbasa, peppers and onions in remaining oil until onions are tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer.
Stir in the broth, tomatoes, water, mustard, parsley, Worcestershire, cayenne and thyme. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
Add rice and return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes or until rice is tender. Stir in shrimp and chicken; cook 2-4 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink. Yield: 13 servings (1 cup each).

Nutritional Facts 1 cup equals 288 calories, 11 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 71 mg cholesterol, 1,185 mg sodium, 30 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 18 g protein.

Originally published as Big-Batch Jambalaya in Taste of Home February/March 2010, p75

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Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2010 by dgrant123

Good heat, good flavor - would reduce the amount of rice next time as rice absorbed all the liquid - did not reheat well. It did not look like Pic at all -

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