Name: Chicken and Shrimp Jambalaya
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 5 h 20 min
Ingredients: 1 ½ pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves or thighs; 2 cups thinly sliced celery; 2 cups chopped onion; 1 14.5 ounce can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained; 1 14 ounce can reduced-sodium chicken broth; ½ 6 ounce can no-salt-added tomato paste (1/3 cup); 1 Homemade Salt-Free Cajun Seasoning or 1 1/2 teaspoons salt-free Cajun seasoning; 2 cloves garlic, minced; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 ½ cups uncooked instant brown rice; ¾ cup chopped green, red, and/or yellow sweet pepper; 12 ounces fresh or frozen peeled and deveined cooked shrimp*; 2 tablespoons snipped flat-leaf Italian parsley; Celery leaves (optional)

Cut chicken into 3/4-inch pieces. In a 4-quart slow cooker, combine chicken, celery, onion, undrained tomatoes, broth, tomato paste, Homemade Salt-Free Cajun Seasoning, garlic and salt.

Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 hours or on high-heat setting for 2 1/4 to 2 3/4 hours.

If using low-heat setting, turn to high-heat setting. Stir in uncooked rice and sweet pepper. Cover and cook about 30 minutes more or until most of the liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.

Before serving, thaw shrimp, if frozen. Stir shrimp and parsley into chicken mixture. If desired, garnish each serving with celery leaves.

Homemade Salt-Free Cajun Seasoning

In a small bowl stir together 1/4 teaspoon onion powder, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper, 1/4 teaspoon paprika, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, and 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper.

*

If desired, leave the tails on the shrimp.

For Easy Cleanup:

Line your slow cooker with a disposable slow cooker liner. Add ingredients as directed in recipe. Once your dish is finished cooking, spoon the food out of your slow cooker and simply dispose of the liner. Do not lift or transport the disposable liner with food inside.

Be the first to rate and review! No ratings or reviews yet.

Rate this recipe Your rating Couldn't eat it Didn't like it It was OK Liked it Loved it

Chicken and Shrimp Jambalaya

this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines.

11 Extraordinary Outdoor Travel Experiences to Try This Year

Meet Five Midwest Cake Creators (and Try Their Recipes)

The No-Fail Relish Tray Recipe is Here

Chicken and Shrimp Jambalaya

Gallery

Recipe Summary

Ingredients

Directions

Homemade Salt-Free Cajun Seasoning

*

For Easy Cleanup:

Nutrition Facts

Reviews

All Reviews for Chicken and Shrimp Jambalaya

Account

More

Chicken and Shrimp Jambalaya

Gallery

Recipe Summary

Ingredients

Directions

Homemade Salt-Free Cajun Seasoning

*

For Easy Cleanup:

Nutrition Facts

Reviews

All Reviews for Chicken and Shrimp Jambalaya