Jammin' Jambalaya

Tonight I wanted to share a recipe for all of my home cooks and cooking adventurers. This recipe is also good if you are looking for a meal that feeds 6+ people for not a lot of money or want/need leftovers for the next day. So here it is!

Jammin' Turkey Sausage Jambalaya

Ingredients

1 large red, green, yellow, or orange bell pepper, chopped
1 medium sized yellow onion, chopped
2.5 cups of chicken broth, a little more in case your rice needs more liquid towards the end
2 cups of white rice, uncooked
1 lb/package of smoked turkey sausage, sliced
1 teaspoon of garlic, minced
2 tablespoons of olive oil
2 large tablespoons of tomato paste
1 can of fire-roasted diced tomatoes
1 bay leaf
1 pinch of pepper
1 tablespoon of thyme

Recipe

In a large pot on medium heat, heat up the 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Once heated, add the minced garlic and sausage. Brown the sausage in the skillet about 6-7 minutes and then add the diced bell pepper and onion. Season with pepper and thyme and stir. Cook until onion has become translucent.

Now add the rice, fire-roasted tomatoes, tomato paste, bay leaf and chicken broth. Stir to combine and bring to a boil.

Once boiling, turn down the heat and simmer for 20 minutes or until rice is tender.

**If you don't have enough liquid and the rice is not yet tender, add about 1/4 of a cup of chicken stock at a time until it is cooked through.**

DONE!

*You can also substitute the fire-roasted diced tomatoes with regular diced tomatoes to make it a little more mild in taste. If you like it spicy, add some red pepper flakes or toss in a diced jalapeno. You can also add chicken or shrimp, but this is kind of my cheap and easy version of the dish.

Hope you enjoy!