Oven-Baked Jambalaya
Oven-Baked Jambalaya

Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, oven-baked jambalaya. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Oven-Baked Jambalaya is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look wonderful. Oven-Baked Jambalaya is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

Saute onion, green pepper, celery and garlic until tender, being careful not to burn the garlic. You must use a converted rice LIKE Uncle Ben's (you can use other brands as long as they are CONVERTED RICE). Do not substitute or you will get sticky, mushy results. Remove bacon from saucepan; drain on paper towel.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have oven-baked jambalaya using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Oven-Baked Jambalaya:
  1. Get 500 g Chicken Thigh Fillets
  2. Make ready Salt & Pepper
  3. Get 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
  4. Make ready 1 Onion *finely chopped
  5. Get 2 cloves Garlic *finely chopped
  6. Take 1-2 Smoked Pork Sausages *about 150g, sliced
  7. Prepare 1 stalk Celery *thinly sliced
  8. Make ready *Note: If you use Chorizo, reduce the amount of Cayenne Pepper
  9. Get 1 Red Capsicum *cut into small pieces
  10. Take 1 tablespoon Cajan Spice Mix
  11. Make ready Cayenne Pepper OR Tabasco as required
  12. Prepare 600 ml Chicken Stock
  13. Make ready 2 cups (*180ml cup) Short Grain OR Medium Grain Rice
  14. Take 1 tablespoon Parsley *finely chopped

Add tomato paste and cook to brown slightly, stirring constantly. Directions In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. This is not your typical bayou jambalaya, nor is this your typical Cajun or even Creole jambalaya. This jambalaya knows no such boundaries.

Instructions to make Oven-Baked Jambalaya:
  1. Preheat the oven to 200C. Wash rice, drain, and set aside.
  2. Cut Chicken Thigh Fillets into bite-size pieces, lightly season with Salt & Pepper.
  3. Heat Olive Oil in an oven-safe shallow saucepan or a skillet over medium heat and cook Chicken until slightly brown, and transfer to a plate.
  4. Cook Onion, Garlic, Celery and Smoked Pork Sausages until onion is soft. Add Red Capsicum and stir, and add Cajan Spice Mix and Cayenne Pepper (OR Tabasco). *Note: Alter the amount of Cayenne Pepper accordingly.
  5. Add Chicken Stock, (if you want to add Tomato Paste, add it now), and bring to the boil. Stir in Rice evenly, return Chicken, then bring back to the boil. Season with Salt & Pepper as required.
  6. Cover with the lid or cover tightly with foil. Place in the oven, and cook for 20 minutes. Remove the lid and cook for 5-10 minutes.
  7. Sprinkle with chopped Parsley and serve.

This is not your typical bayou jambalaya, nor is this your typical Cajun or even Creole jambalaya. This jambalaya knows no such boundaries. This is (almost) a no-fail jambalaya. What's even better is that you still get some awesome surface browning as it cooks in the oven, so the flavor development doesn't fall short. Remove sausage with a slotted spoon.

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