Thirty Minute Jambalaya was a dinner recipe selection in the Cozi Family Dinner Club, where we share family dinner recipes and then talk about how they went. Join the Dinner Club to get dinner ideas delivered to your inbox and free tools to plan them.

Thanks to Dinner Club member Jada Swanson for sharing her recipe for Jambalaya. She is from Louisiana and says everyone thinks this takes a long time to make, but she gets it on the table in less than an hour. And if you use white rice, it takes less than 30 minutes!

Thirty Minute Jambalaya is a tasty one-dish meal that combines chicken, sausage, veggies, rice and Creole seasoning. 

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1/2 lb chicken meat (white or dark), diced
• 1 rope of smoked sausage, sliced
• 1/8-1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
• 2 teaspoons Cajun/Creole Seasoning (like Tony Chachere’s) - add more to taste
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 3-4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 3 cups beef stock (if using brown rice) or 2 1/2 cups beef stock (if using white rice)
• 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes
• 2 cups uncooked white or brown rice
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce, optional