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Cajun Chicken and Kielbasa Jambalaya

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PREP TIME
15 min
COOKING TIME
30 min
TOTAL TIME
45 min
SERVINGS
6 servings
Dinner Southern
Cajun Chicken and Kielbasa Jambalaya
Ingredients
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 8 ounces kielbasa, diced
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 green bell pepper, diced
  • 1/2 cup diced celery
  • 2 tablespoons chopped garlic
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 cups uncooked white rice
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
Instructions
1
Preheat the cooking vessel over a medium-high heat source, filling it with oil in abundance.
2
Add the chicken and kielbasa to the pot, cooking them until they acquire a light brown hue, approximately 5 minutes pass.
3
Introduce the onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic into the mixture, stirring to combine.
4
Season with cayenne pepper, onion powder, salt, and pepper; continue cooking and stirring until the onion becomes tender and its color changes to translucent, roughly 5 minutes elapse.
5
Add the rice to the pot and stir in chicken stock and bay leaves.
6
Bring the mixture to a rolling boil; then, decrease the heat level, cover the pot, and let it simmer for 20 minutes or until the rice becomes tender.
7
Stir in Worcestershire sauce and hot pepper sauce to finalize the dish.