The best jambalaya!

This is good stuff. Jambalaya is actually an incredibly easy dish to make. You can make it as spicy as you like by adding more heat, or taking some out. It's important to use chicken, shrimp, and the chorizo. The flavors combine incredibly to make a fabulous one dish meal. Serve it up with a slab of cornbread and you've got yourself a meal fit for royalty.


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Jambalaya

Recipe By :Emeril
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Pasta & Rice

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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12 medium shrimp -- peeled and deveined
4 ounces chicken -- diced
1 tablespoon Emeril's essence
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup onion -- chopped
1/4 cup green bell pepper -- chopped
1/4 cup celery -- chopped
2 tablespoons garlic -- minced
1/2 cup tomatoes -- chopped
3 bay leaves
1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon hot sauce
3/4 cup rice
3 cups chicken stock
5 ounces chorizo -- sliced

Combine shrimp, chicken, and essence. Marinate for 1 hour, turning occassionally.

Heat oil on med. high heat. Cook onion, pepper, and celery for 3 minutes.

Add garlic, tomatoes, bay leaves, worchestershire, and hot sauce. Cook for 2 minutes.

Stir in rice and stock, reduce heat to medium and cook until rice absorbsliquid and becomes tender.

Add chicken, shrimp, and chorizo. Cook until meat is cooked, about 10 minutes.
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 447 Calories; 24g Fat (50.7% calories from fat); 20g Protein; 34g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 77mg Cholesterol; 2144mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 2 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 3 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.