Chicken jambalaya
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Sent in by Lynn
A simple recipe to make a delicious chicken jambalaya...
- Prep Time 15 mins
- Cook Time 40 mins
- Serves 6
- Difficulty Level Easy
Preparation
- Total Time 55 mins
- Preparation Time 15 mins
- Cooking Time 40 mins
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 900g chicken, chopped
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 red pepper, chopped
- 2 garlic (cloves), finely chopped
- 275g long grain rice
- 2 tbsp tomato puree
- 1 tsp thyme, dried
- 1 tsp oregano, dried
- ¼ tsp chilli flakes (optional), dried
- 225g chorizo sausage, chopped
- 400g tomatoes, chopped
- 570ml chicken stock
- 3 spring onions, finely chopped
- Heat the oil in a large pot over a medium-high heat
- Cook the chicken until lightly browned, stirring frequently - once cooked, remove with a perforated spoon and transfer to a plate
- Reduce the heat to medium
- Add the onion and peppers and cook for 5 minutes or until soft
- Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute
- Add the rice and cook for 5 minutes stirring constantly
- Add the tomato puree, thyme, oregano, chilli, chorizo, and tomatoes - season with black pepper and cook for a further 2-3 minutes
- Return the chicken and any juices to the pot - stir in the hot stock
- Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer for 25 minutes over a low heat, or until the rice is tender
- Remove from the heat
- Sprinkle with spring onions and leave to stand for 10 minutes before serving
You will need
A slow cooker could be useful. We like this model by Crock-Pot. See more details here at Amazon.
Tips
This recipe is one of our family favourites. My little boy who is 4, loves it, and asks for it at least once a week. It's got the added bonus of being a one pot dinner, so saves on too much washing up!
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Variations
- If you don't have thyme and oregano, just use some mixed dried herbs instead
- Slow cooker method: cook all ingredients together in a slow cooker as per the recipe above (except the chicken stock and rice) to make a stew, add a drop of stock if the stew is too thick, cool and freeze any unused stew to reheat another time - cook the rice separately in a pan with the stock, drain and serve with the stew/sauce on top
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Reviews
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 7 ratingsRate this recipe
Guest
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Delicious, I added a little hot sauce to mine
Guest
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Delicious way to use up any leftovers :)
Isabelle P(30)
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Great one pot tea that the whole family enjoys (children from 3 - 16). I always add extra vegetables, ie carrots, courgettes, sweetcorn, sometimes peas; to be honest any little bits that I have that need using are great added to this. I have never used spring onions though. It is not a particularly expensive tea either, buying the quantity of chorizo that you want from the cold meat counter often works out cheaper than pre packaged. Also, you don't have to add chicken to it, especially if you add extra veggies like I do.
Emma C(1116)
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Delicious! I didn't use so much chicken though - only about 500g and that was plenty for 7 of us. Also, I added some cooked peas right at the end. Will definitely make this again.
Guest
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4
Easy to make and the children loved it. Went down a treat!
kerry v
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Tasty way to use up leftovers
Guest
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Netmums has inspired me to cook and this recipe was lovely and easy to do. I had half the quantity of chicken so adjusted the recipe & it came out perfect. I used paprika instead of chilli flakes as didn't have any. Had no idea what it would turn out like so very happy.
Guest
This is lovely recipe but the taste of herbs was a bit over powering....next time I would only use half a teaspoon of each herb and see if that makes a difference.
Guest
This recipe is great! It makes loads. I wouldn't freeze it though as it has rice in it.
Guest
My family completely demolished this. It went down very easily. Will definitely be making again. The quantities fed 5 of us with leftovers.
Maureen G(19)
we tried this recipe and it was really nice. Going to make it for my little one and see what she thinks as she didnt have it last time it was made. I'm sure we froze left overs as well. The rice didnt quite have the same texture but it was still fine.
Guest
This was absolutely delicious. The chorizo gives it a lovely flavour. Even my fussy little girls ate it. A definite winner!
Guest
hmmm, it looks very yummy
Maureen G(19)
gave this a go and both my partner loved it! Be great for a large group of people, as there is alot! Might keep it for the parents/in laws when they come over too.
Guest
Mmm definately give this a go!
Guest
OH loved it, me too and the girls even had some, winner! :)
Guest
Hi Emma,you can either cook the rice with the chicken and the stock as per the recipe steps, or cook the rice separately to add in your plate. Good luck.
Guest
Daft question prob do I need to cook the rice first? X
Guest
made this today as a change from sunday roast and everyone loved it will definately be passing recipe on to my friends x
Guest
going to give this ago tomorrow thanks for the recipe x
Guest
My husband and i loved it- although it is a little time consuming to prepare. Left out the spring onion and mixed with mashed potato for my very fussy 16 month dd ( she doesnt like rice) and she seemed to love it too! Thanks for recipe- will definately be cooking again!
Guest
Really, really yummy! Both my boys loved it too!
Guest
A favourite in our house have just given the recipe to a neighbour and a friend, i also add prawns for a luxury version also add frozen peas 10mins to end then stir in after standing tie complete. YUMMY!!!
Guest
skipped spring onions, very yummy dish.....A++++++++++++++
Guest
I put paprika in it too - realy yummy recipe, one of my favourites :)
Guest
I always put paprika in mine too. And prawns. Yum yum yum!
Guest
My friend made this for us last week and it was great.Really easy and full of flavour.Great recipe for all the family to enjoy.Thanks :)
Guest
One of our favourites, we always have it the day after we've had a roast chicken dinner using up the left over cooked chicken!
Guest
Made this last night with the help of my eldest 10yo daughter. Fantastic recipe easy to follow and tastes great, my wife loved it :)
Guest
I love this recipe, we have it all the time now as my 1 and 3 year old love it, thanks
Guest
Just made this for 1st time and it was fab, think it will become a firm favourite in our house. Even our fussy 12 year old wolfed it down and asked for leftovers for tea tomorrow.
Guest
This has become a regular dinner for my whole family! It's very easy to make and tastes delicious, my husband and 2 boys (3 and 1) love it. There's always enough left for lunch the next day too.
Guest
Absolutely gorgeous will definitely be making this dish again!
Guest
Made this on Tuesday and it was really delicious tasted like the M&S Paella (without the prawns) really lovely and will definitely be making again maybe with the prawns this time.
Lizzie R
I made this tonight and it was very yummy!! I just added more chilli for the adults! :o)
Guest
I made this tonight for my children aged 11 and 2 yrs, and they both loved it! My daughter is being a bit fussy with things she doesn't recognise but tried it straight away and tucked right in :)
Guest
this was lovely ! i would recmonced this to anyone
Guest
Made this tonight. It was yummy!! I'm doing slimming world so left out the chorizo, but added a pinch of smoked paprika instead. Also added mushrooms, courgette and celery and a tin of butter beans. I had the oven on so I baked it in there and it was really good. Definitely will make this again. Thanks x
Guest
made this for my group of friends and everyone loved it!! thankyou
Guest
DELICIOUS!!!!!! Made this tonight,adding mushrooms.My 2 sons sged 3 and 5 loved it and ate evrything,even the peppers and mushrooms which they usually pick out.I didn't use as much chicken or chorizo but was still more than enough for us 3,plus enough for dinner tomorrow :) will definately be making again,stace.
Guest
I made this last week and it was lovely,very easy to cook and made enough for 4 big adult portions.
Guest
Just made this for tea YUM YUM!! Will be adding this to my evergrowing collection of Netmums Recipes. Vonney 21/02/2011
Guest
This was really easy to follow and my sons (5 & almost 2years old) munched it all up! Had no problem feeding them which is a brilliant result! Thanks for sharing your recipe with netmums. Linda
Guest
Thanks for this recipe... I made it today and it was really tasty. I used 1 and a half pounds of chicken which was more than enough... but I will definately make it again. My husband and I both enjoyed it as a main meal, and there is enough left over for tomorrow's dinner! It really is an easy to follow recipe which I loved. thanks again.
Guest
Thankyou for posting this recipe Lynn ... I made it tonight for me and my son and it was delish truely a one pot wonder nice easy and fulll of flavour yum yum will be making it again very soon.
Guest
I made this for tea tonight, I was suprised by my own capabilities! I'm not the greatest chef but it was lovely! Hubby and I tried it before I make it for the kids. I thought 10oz rice was too much and I ended up putting in another half pint of stock towards the end to cook the rice a bit more, but other than that it was great. It produced two large portions, which neither of us finished and 2 decent helpings for lunch tomorrow! definately will enter my favourite easy receipe list!
Guest
Had this for tea last night, was yummy!! Only used about half the amount of chicken but really yummy- was enough left over for my dinner today and I think it tastes even nicer than yesterday!!
linda b(10)
I made this for tea tonight and we all loved it! I only used 400g chicken and about 150g chorizo, and there is still loads left. Can it be frozen?
Guest
Yummy!!will defo make again. I would say that 2lb of chicken is far to much we had LOADS left over!!
Louise C(7)
We made it and ate the lot but my daughter eats like an adult now she is 10.
Guest
I am just about to make this for tea but I'm thinking that 2lb of chicken is a lot of chicken and 10oz of rice is a lot of rice for a family of 4, my daughter is 5 and my son is 2. Normally we would have 1lb of chicken and 6oz of rice between us on say a curry dish. Did everyone stick to the 2lb of chicken, 10oz rice?
Guest
This is the first recipe i have tried and it went down a storm, will definately be trying this one again, i added sweet chilli sause to the mixture - very tasty
Guest
TASTY TASTY TASTY..Just served this up - I added courgettes and mushrooms also..It is fab and went down a treat.
Guest
I made this last weekend, fabulous and really tasty easy meal to make for the family. Will be making this a lot more often.
Sarah S(730)
Add the rice raw. We love this recipie and have it quite often
Guest
Silly question lol but do I pre-cook the rice before adding?
Louise C(7)
Made this tonight and everyone ate it. My dd asked if I could do some carrots diced as well in it like the one at school.
Guest
for veggie we used the chicken style peices and 'chorizo' alternative both from holland and barrett
Guest
I' ve not tried this yet but would think that quorn pieces and quorn sausages would be fine as a substitute.
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Can anyone suggest a vegetarian alternative?
Guest
this has became a firm favourite in our house, i leave the chilli out though.
Guest
Really yummy and very filling. My 3 and 1 year olds enjoyed it. The chicken was lovely and tender too. Great flavours! (I made mine without chilli)
Guest
Absolutely amazing recipe! The nicest meal we have ever had. So simple but incredibly tasty. Definately needs chorizo it adds so much flavour
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Making this tonight, have all the ingredients :D Yummy!! I will post & tell you how it goes lol x
Guest
Made this last night, very nice we really did enjoy it and will definitely make it again
Guest
I tried this yesterday but instead of the sausage I added king prawns as my little one rarely will eat fishy things. It went down really well so we had for lunch today too :)
Guest
Fantastic!! We (myself and 2 boys who are 5 and 10) have just finished eating this for dinner tonight, and i would recommend it to anyone! Quick and easy to make, and perfect for a cold day! (i added courgettes and carrots to mine too, and served it with garlic bread). Thanks!
Guest
Made this for the family, added a lot more chilli flakes. Everyone just gobbled it up. OH even took it to work for lunch the next day. That's a first. Will definately be making this again. Thankyou so much for this wonderful recipe.xx
Guest
Made this for the family, added a lot more chilli flakes. Everyone just gobbled it up. OH even took it to work for lunch the next day. That's a first. Will definately be making this again. Thankyou so much for this wonderful recipe.xx
Guest
It's also delicious cold for lunch the next day IF you've got any leftover that is!!
Guest
This is yummy, been using this recipe for well over a year now and the kids just love it. It's great for using up leftover roast chicken too.
joanne s(382)
Made this dish tonight as part of my mission to get our 5 and 4 year old to try new dishes! It was a huge hit. We all loved it! Will 100% make this again, did not use the chilli and it tasted great. Would agree it probably does need the chorizo to give it a bit of a kick though.
Guest
Absolutely delicious. This has become a weekly favourite in our house.
Guest
OMG! Sooo yummy. I put prawns in it with the chicken, and loads of chilli seeds (after the kids have had their helpings of course!)
Guest
This is a fantastic recipe. I am pregnant again and really fancy spicy (not hot) food so substituted some of the chicken for more chorizo - yummy!! My mum has now asked for the recipe too!! A must for everyone!!! Thank you for posting the recipe!!!
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I made this last night for my hubby and 2 and 6 year old daughters and it was a hit! Everyone enjoyed it and asked for seconds which was good as there was some left over. Would definately recommend and very easy to make.
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Hey, thanks to everyone for their comments. I'm so glad my recipe is going down well. It's still a regular feature in our house.
Guest
Have had this a couple of times now, everyone eats it all up, saves on washing up a million and one pans too! Its yummy - defo recommend :)
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TOPTASTIC Totally Totally love this dish, even my mum does but she ony eats white meat so instead of the chorizo I used the fresh turkey ones from asda & she loved it.
TABITHA T
Gorgeous! I was cooking this when my inlaws popped over and stayed for dinner. Despite not having quite enough chicken for my family, it actually fed us all. Never heard so many 'mmmm's' round a table! This will become a regular in our house.
Guest
I am in Spain on self catering hol at the moment & managed to cobble together a "version" of this! For a more "child friendly" / "what I had available" version - I used hot dog sausages instead of chorizo which went fown really well & gave a smoky flavour to the dish - also instead of peppers I added a tin of sweetcorn - well I was trying to remember the recipe & did have limited ingredients - but my children loved it!!
Guest
Very much recommended!! This is the only recipe I can cook that my whole family really enjoy. Thanks so much to who originally posted the recipe. Really does save my time.. not only the washing up. Felicity
Guest
I made this tonight and was so impressed!!! This is now one of my fav meals! I would agree with others, It NEEDS choirizo!!! I'm now looking forward to having this for lunch tommorrow! So glad I tried this!
Guest
hi can you take out the toms as i am allergic to them i can eat tomato puree but not tin or fresh tomato. if anyone can help. thanks
Guest
This recipe is brilliant. I didn't do the whole quantities but still had left overs for lunch next day and it tasted even nicer! The biggest plus point about this is that both my 3 year old and my 13 month old loved it and cleared their plates which was brilliant. This will feature as a regular on our weekly menu. I also added some pineapple and didn't put in red pepper. Definitely needs the chorizo too as I tried it the first time with ordinary sausage and it wasn't a patch on the chorizo. Pineapple added nice taste too definitely put that in again.
Samantha D(107)
Made this for the first time tonight, got a 9.5 from hubby so must be good, have taken some out to re-heat for kids dinners tomorrow so hopefully there will be clean plates al round!
Jenny W(76)
Tried this tonight. Fantastic and so much quicker to do than expected (am a reluctant cook)!Put some fresh chilli in as we like things spicy! Would leave the chilli out thought when I get my 3 year old to try it. Definitely needs chorizo...yum yum. Thanks!
Guest
Very tasty and easy to make, all three of my fussy eating children left clean plates.
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Thanks a lot for this recipe!!! I usually struggle with dinners, but this one is very easy and very yummy. At last I can cook something my partner chef approves and enjoys!! And the children (all under 3) love it too!!!
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We tried this recipe last weekend. Hubby, me and 4 year old son loved it! Fussy 2 year old daughter managed a little bit but not happy - but then that is NO indication of the quality of the food!!!
Guest
I would also be interested to know if anyone has done this in the slow cooker? I've just put all the ingredients in my slow cooker except the rice and am cooking as per a stew. Bit nervous whether it will still be as nice. Would like to hear if anyone else's turned out ok in the slow cooker?
MJJ(3)
Tried this for the first time today. It was delicious and so easy to make. My OH and I loved it - thank you for sharing it with us.
Guest
Another thumbs up for this recipe! Everyone enjoyed it - DH has had left overs for lunch today! I didnt add as much chorizo as the recipe suggest but did add some frankfurters as well which the kids loved! Will definately be making this again & would be good to have when friends come over as there is loads!
Guest
This is a lovely recipe, which me and my husband both enjoyed. I followed the recipe exactly (apart from adding two tins of chopped tomotoes) and found it very easy to make. Will be making this one again!
Guest
I have made this a few times & we love it! Does anyone know if you could put all the ingredients in a slow cooker at the same time & would it be as good??!!
Guest
I would also like to know if this could be frozen? Thanks.
Guest
hmm loved this dish, so easy to make as well
Guest
Amazing! Easy to make and we all love it!
Guest
Hi, I made this today, exactly as the receipe apart from I bought the tinned tomatoes with chilli already in and it was gorgeous. My boys aged 5 and 10 loved it and although it was a little bit spicy, it was fine for the boys. I will definately make it again. Claire
Guest
Made this last night. Couldn't get Chorizo here (I'm in Singapore) but used Italian pork sausages which were lovely. My son's very fussy but he did eat some of it (high praise from him!) My daughter loved it - even if she was wearing more of it than eating it - but she did enjoy it. Went down very well with my hubby - said it was like Chebu Gen (terrible spelling probably) - a dish from his home country of Senegal! Will definitely make it again.
Guest
Made this last night. Couldn't get Chorizo here (I'm in Singapore) but used Italian pork sausages which were lovely. My son's very fussy but he did eat some of it (high praise from him!) My daughter loved it - even if she was wearing more of it than eating it - but she did enjoy it. Went down very well with my hubby - said it was like Chebu Gen (terrible spelling probably) - a dish from his home country of Senegal! Will definitely make it again.
Ruth C(124)
Loved it, loved it, loved it. Used pineapple instead of chorizo but dh wants me to put chorizo in next time. Lasted dinner on Fri and lunch on Sat which was good for the purse strings too.
Guest
I make this about once a week everyine loves it from my 21mth old son to my 10yr old my hubby and me love it too x
Guest
just cooked this using paprika instead of the chilli and adding a small can of pineapple in own juice instead of sausage - yummy!!! yet to see how my fussy pre-schooler rates it!!
Lottie D(95)
i would also like to know if this can be frozen - have not tried it yet tho will let you all know wen i have - dont eat peppers tho (is not jus my 21 month old who is a fussy eater lol)
Guest
Made this for the family and it's fantastic! makes loads as well which is good if having a lot of poeple round.
Guest
yummy!!!!!!just made this scrummy dish think this one will make the family menu !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Guest
You must try this, all mine loved it, even the youngest ate it, he is 10 now and is VERY VERY fussy.I put normal sausage in as well and i also added a little white wine.It was lovely and all of it went (a bit of a pain cos i wanted some leftovers for my lunch tomorrow). Just going to look for some more ideas in the recipes.
zena m(9)
excellent recipe, my kids are very fussy eaters but gave it a go and liked it. Will definately make a regular.
Guest
This was absolutely yummy! We all loved it, including my 2 year old and it wasn't too spicy, just right!
Guest
This was amazing! I tried it just for myself and my other half, to sort of give it a practice run before feeding the family (well, not my youngest, he is only 5 months old!). It was great, really yummy and I can see myself chopping and changing it slightly, adding more veggies etc. Also having long-grain rice it is low-GI...I cooked without oil too, so can only assume that (minus chorizo) it is a good food for those mummies trying to get rid of their tummies!!! YUMYUMYUMYUM!!! :-)
Guest
I made this in the slow cooker and added extra fresh chilli after I had taken my daughters out first. It was tasty and filling.
Guest
Can this be frozen too? Will it taste to odd if i leave out the sausage and the chilli flakes? Can anyone reply to this comment that has already tried it please. Thanks
Guest
I tried this recipe last night and all the family loved it, even my fussy 3 year old. The only thing that was picked out was the chorizo sausage. The spices were just enough to flavour the dish nicely, and I wouldn't describe it as too spicy for kids. There was plenty to go round the 4 of us, even my very hungry husband and 6 year old who had second helpings. I'll definitely cook this one again. Thanks Lynn for sending in this recipe.
Guest
Yum, thanks, managed to get my suddenly fussy 21 month old to eat it all up...icluding the peppers which she normally picks out!
Guest
followed the recipe and it is really lovely even the 2 fussyest eaters in the world liked it we will be having thisone regulary
Guest
Really tasty my 17mth old little girl couldn't get it in fast enough!! Will definitely be making it again!
Guest
delicious! very filling, lovely family meal.
Guest
Made this without the chilli. Was easy to do. Everyone loved it, especially me!. Will definitely make it again.
Guest
All family plus Grandma love it. Followed recipe exactly. Yum yum.
Guest
All my family loved this recipe, my husband, myself, my 3 year old son and 2 year old twins cleaned their plates. Also, easy to add extra veggies into and if you don't like things too spicy you can use normal sausage and not chorizo.
Guest
I now make this at least once a week and we still have it as part of leftovers night. My sons who are 5 and 2 both love it. Still haven't actually tried it with chorizo (I usually just put cooked pork sausages in near the end) but it's just as good.
Guest
Hubby, myself and 3 boys loved it. Very spicy though so be warned. An easy one pot recipe that is delicious. 9yr old had second helpings.
Guest
Delicious! So good that my mother asked for the recipe when I made it for a family visit. Also good with pork (escalopes) when chicken had sold out at the supermarket.
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