Jambalaya

Looking to mix up your mid-week dinner? This Jambalaya recipe is guaranteed to have the whole family licking their plates and asking for more. A concoction of poultry, meats and seafood, this is a Winter delight.

Ingredients

2 x DARI’S Hearty Chicken Soup

2 beef and/or pork smoked sausage, sliced

2 tbsp olive oil

1 onion, diced

½ green capsicum, diced

½ red capsicum, diced

2 cloves garlic, crushed

2 ½ tbsp Cajun seasoning

½ tbsp salt

1 x 400g can crushed tomatoes

1 ½ cups white rice

200g peeled and veined green prawns (fresh or frozen)

4 shallots, sliced

¼ bunch parsley, chopped

Method

  1. Strain DARI’S Hearty Chicken Soup to separate the stock from chicken and vegetables.
  2. Place a large heavy based frying pan over medium heat. Cook sausage slices for 2-3 minutes on each side. Transfer to a tray lined with absorbent paper and set aside.
  3. To the same pan, add oil, onion and capsicum. Cook, stirring for 2-3 minutes before adding garlic and cooking for a further 2 minutes.
  4. Add Cajun seasoning and salt to the pan. Stir to combine and allow to cook for 1 minute. Add crushed tomatoes and reserved stock. Stir to combine.
  5. Add rice and cooked sausages to the pan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low then cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
  6. Add prawns and reserved chicken and vegetables to the pan. Cover and simmer for a further 5 minutes or until the prawns are cooked through.
  7. Stir through shallots and parsley before serving.

Hearty Chicken Soup