Slow Cooker Jambalaya – a Mardi Gras staple! Easy to make and tastes great! Chicken, smoked sausage, diced tomatoes, chicken broth, cajun seasoning, and rice – this is THE BEST! Cooks all day in the slow cooker. Can add bell peppers and shrimp. Use cauliflower rice for a low-carb meal.
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This Slow-Cooker Jambalaya Recipe is one of our favorite slow cooker recipes. It is super easy to make and has SO much flavor! Chicken, adouille sausage, and rice slow cooked all day in tomatoes and bold spices. I wanted to lick the bowl! This dish had the perfect amount of cajun flavor! It’s not too spicy, but it definitely had a little kick to it from the cajun spice mix. This easy recipe has quickly earned a spot on our favorite weeknight dinners list. You must add this to your menu. Your taste buds will thank you!
What is Jambalaya?
Traditional jambalaya is a Cajun dish made with meat, vegetables, and rice. Most commonly it consists of smoked andouille sausage, chicken, pork, and seafood (shrimp or crawfish), sauteed green bell pepper, onion, and celery (holy trinity vegetables), and white rice. Everything cooks together in the same pot for an easy and flavorful recipe.
How to Make Slow Cooker Jambalaya
This Creole dish is effortless to make with only a few simple ingredients. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook sliced sausage until starting to brown. Place sausage in the crock pot. Add chopped boneless skinless chicken breasts, diced tomatoes, onion, chicken stock, oregano, parsley, garlic, Cajun seasoning, cayenne pepper, and thyme. Cover the slow cooker and cook on LOW heat. Stir in hot cooked rice and enjoy.
Helpful Tips & Frequently Asked Questions
- You can use any cooked rice that you prefer. Long grain rice, Instant white rice, brown rice, Louisiana popcorn rice or cauliflower rice all work great.
- This is a great base recipe. Feel free to add onions, green bell pepper, or red pepper are all delicious.
- I use a combination of chicken and sausage in this dish.
- You can use any chicken you prefer. Chicken breasts, boneless skinless chicken thighs, or chicken tenderloins all work great.
- Can use smoked sausage, smoked turkey sausage, or andouille sausage.
- Feel free to toss in some large shrimp in the last hour of cooking.
- What is Cajun seasoning? It is a combination of paprika, salt, garlic, onion powder, black pepper, cayenne pepper, oregano, and thyme.
- Here is our recipe for Homemade Creole Seasoning: https://www.plainchicken.com/creolecajun-seasoning-secret-recipe/
- My favorite store-bought Cajun/Creole seasoning is Tony Chachere’s Original Creole Seasoning. It also comes in a salt-free version.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
What to Serve with Crockpot Jambalaya Rice
This jambalaya is a cajun favorite! It is a must for any upcoming Mardi Gras celebrations! We serve this rice dish with our favorite Cheesy Biscuits. Throw in a salad and some King Cake Bites and you are set! Give this a try ASAP! It is sure to become a family favorite recipe!
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Slow Cooker Jambalaya
Ingredients:
- 1 lb andouille sausage or smoked sausage sliced
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 1 inch cubes
- 1 (28-oz) can diced tomatoes undrained
- 3 Tbsp dried minced onion flakes
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 2 tsp dried parsley
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 2 tsp Cajun seasoning
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- 3 to 4 cups cooked rice
Instructions:
- Brown sausage in a skillet over medium heat. Place cooked sausage in the slow cooker.
- Add chopped chicken, diced tomatoes with juice, onion, garlic, and broth. Stir in oregano, parsley, Cajun seasoning, cayenne pepper, and thyme.
- Cover, and cook 7 to 8 hours on LOW, or 3 to 4 hours on HIGH. Mix in cooked rice cook for about 15 minutes to warm through.
Notes:
- You can use any cooked rice that you prefer. Long grain rice, Instant white rice, brown rice, Louisiana popcorn rice or cauliflower rice all work great.
- This is a great base recipe. Feel free to add onions, green bell pepper, or red pepper are all delicious.
- I use a combination of chicken and sausage in this dish.
- You can use any chicken you prefer. Chicken breasts, boneless skinless chicken thighs, or chicken tenderloins all work great.
- Can use smoked sausage, smoked turkey sausage, or andouille sausage.
- Feel free to toss in some large shrimp in the last hour of cooking.
- What is Cajun seasoning? It is a combination of paprika, salt, garlic, onion powder, black pepper, cayenne pepper, oregano, and thyme.
- Here is our recipe for Homemade Creole Seasoning: https://www.plainchicken.com/creolecajun-seasoning-secret-recipe/
- My favorite store-bought Cajun/Creole seasoning is Tony Chachere’s Original Creole Seasoning. It also comes in a salt-free version.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Steph
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How long would i cook this on the stove and would I need to make any other adjustments? Thank you!
Do I use frozen chicken or unthaw chicken? Thanks
I used thawed chicken and cut it into bite-sized pieces. You can use frozen chicken and shred it after it has cooked.
I live alone so I have quartered the recipe, was wondering about the celery lucky I read the posts, I am going to add garlic prawns ( as we call them here in the great land of Aus ) about 5 minute before I tuck into this tonight I also didn't have any Turkey sausage but I am using Kransky instead … I'm sure it will be sensational … Thanks for the Recipe
Can this be made in a electric pressure cooker?
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Can this be made in the Electric Pressure Cooker??
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I made it with the chicken only rather than any sausage & it was excellent! Next time I'm adding shrimp. Thanks!
How many cups of rice do I use? I don't really care for instant rice. I'm making this for a birthday party. And I just want to make sure I make enough.
I used 4 cups of cooked rice
Do you think four cups of rice with this will feed about 15 guests?
This recipe only serves about 5 or 6 people. You would need to triple it to feed 15 people.
Soon……Thanks!
What name brand of turkey sausage did you buy?
Amber – I bought Butterball
Very yummy!!! I made it in my Dutch oven on the stove for a quick dinner and it worked out great!!
Very yummy!!! I made it in my Dutch oven on the stove for a quick dinner and it worked out great!!
Is this super spicy? I'm not a big fan of things that are high up on the spice-o-meter! 😉 Also, it froze well? I'm in college so I was thinking about making the whole batch and then freezing what was left over so I had less meals to make. One more thing, lol, how big of a crockpot did you use? Thanks!!
It isn't super spicy, but you can leave out the cayenne pepper if you are worried about it. It should freeze really well. I use a 4 or 6 quart crock pot for this.
Can I use ground sausage instead? My grocery store didn't have the links sausage
I've never tried it with ground sausage. Let us know how it turns out if you try it.
How about the recipe for the Cheesy Biscuits? Just saw the episode on Guy's Grocery Games that featured Jambalaya – and I needed to find an easy recipe to do. Going to make this for our out-of-town guests coming later this week.
the recipe is linked at the top – click on "Cheesy Biscuits"
Thanks.