Meatless Jambalaya Recipes

VEG JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add the green pepper, onion and celery; cook and stir until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. , Add the water, tomatoes, tomato sauce and seasonings. Bring to a boil; stir in rice. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-18 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender. Stir in beans; heat through.

EASY CAJUN JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Saute chicken and kielbasa until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic. Season with cayenne, onion powder, salt and pepper. Cook 5 minutes, or until onion is tender and translucent. Add rice, then stir in chicken stock and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer 20 minutes, or until rice is tender. Stir in the Worcestershire sauce and hot pepper sauce.

JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of peanut oil in a large heavy Dutch oven over medium heat. Season the sausage and chicken pieces with Cajun seasoning. Saute sausage until browned. Remove with slotted spoon, and set aside. Add 1 tablespoon peanut oil, and saute chicken pieces until lightly browned on all sides. Remove with a slotted spoon, and set aside.
• In the same pot, saute onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic until tender. Stir in crushed tomatoes, and season with red pepper, black pepper, salt, hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce and file powder. Stir in chicken and sausage. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the rice and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed.

VEGETARIAN JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, saute the onion, celery, green pepper, mushrooms in oil until tender; add garlic, cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the tomatoes, water, rice, soy sauce, parsley, salt, paprika, cayenne, chili powder and pepper., Transfer to a 2-1/2-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Cover and bake at 350° for 65-70 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon sour cream.

VEGETARIAN JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook onion, green bell pepper, celery, and garlic in hot oil until tender, about 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add water, tomatoes, tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, cayenne and fennel seed.
• Bring to a boil and add rice. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes until rice is tender, stirring frequently.
• Add beans and cover. Simmer 5-10 minutes longer or until well heated, stirring frequently.

VEGAN JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan set over a high heat and fry the onion, celery and pepper, stirring occasionally, for 5 mins until starting to soften and colour.
• Stir in the spices and rice, then tip in the tomatoes and a can of water. Stir in the garlic, beans and bouillon. Bring to a simmer, then cover and cook for 25 mins until the rice is tender and has absorbed most of the liquid. Keep an eye on the pan towards the end of the cooking time to make sure it doesn't boil dry - if it starts to catch, add a little more water. Stir in the parsley and serve hot.

FOUR MEAT JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a dutch oven, fry the bacon and chicken until they are done.
• Remove the bacon and chicken into a paper towel lined bowl. Be sure and leave all the grease in the pan.
• Cook the onions, garlic, bell pepper and celery in the grease left in the dutch oven. About 5-7 minutes.
• Add the shrimp and sausage to the onion mixture and cook about 4 minutes or until heated through. Be careful not to cook this to long or the shrimp will be tough.
• Remove this mixture from the pan.
• Add about a tablespoons of olive oil to the pan.
• Put in your rice and cook about ten minutes stirring frequently to prevent the rice from scorching.
• Add the chicken broth, tomatoes, salt, pepper, thyme, tabasco and bay leaf. Stir.
• Bring this mixture to a boil and then turn heat down to simmer, cover and cook about 15-20 minutes.
• Remove bay leaf from rice mixture.
• Stir in your bacon and chicken mixture and your shrimp and onion mixture.
• Hope you enjoy this -- Thank you to Sue L from the zaar for the great ideas and recipe to take from.