Lisas Jambalaya For A Crowd Recipes

LOUISIANA JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add sausage and ham; saute until lightly browned. Remove and keep warm. In drippings, saute celery, onion, green pepper and green onions until tender. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 minute longer. Stir in tomatoes, thyme, salt, pepper and cayenne; cook 5 minutes longer., Stir in broth, rice, water and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Stir in sausage mixture and shrimp; heat through. , Freeze option: Prepare jambalaya as directed, omitting rice and shrimp. Freeze shrimp and cooled jambalaya in separate freezer containers. Store rice in an airtight container at room temperature. To use, partially thaw jambalaya in refrigerator overnight. Place jambalaya in a 6-qt. stockpot; heat through. Add rice; cook, covered, about 10 minutes. Add frozen shrimp; continue cooking until shrimp are heated through and rice is tender, 5-7 minutes.

CINDY'S JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium heat. Stir in the sausage, and cook for 2 minutes. Add the onion, bell pepper, and celery; season with salt and Cajun seasoning. Cook and stir until the vegetables are soft, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in the rice until evenly coated in the vegetable mixture, then pour in the tomatoes with juice, garlic, chicken broth, bay leaves, and thyme leaves. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes.
• After 20 minutes, stir in the shrimp, and cook 10 minutes uncovered until the shrimp turn pink and are no longer translucent in the center. Remove the pot from the heat, and let stand 5 minutes. Discard the bay leaves before serving.

FORGOTTEN JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the tomatoes, broth and tomato paste. Stir in the celery, green peppers, onion, garlic, seasonings and pepper sauce. Stir in chicken and sausage. , Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours or until chicken is no longer pink. Stir in shrimp. Cover and cook 15-30 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink. Serve with rice. Freeze option: Place individual portions of cooled stew in freezer containers and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little water if necessary.

JAMBALAYA CASSEROLE FOR A CROWD

Steps:

• Cut pork butt& smoked sausage in small cubes and brown in oil.
• Set aside In a large skillet, saute the onions, green peppers, celery and garlic in butter until crisp-tender.
• Place in a very large bowl, stir in the remaining ingredients Transfer to three greased shallow 3 qt baking dishes.
• *Ifyou are going to freeze do so at this point.
• When ready too cook, pull from the freezer, let thaw and continue to next line.
• *Ifyou are going to bake all now: Cover and bake at 375F for 45-50 minutes or until rice is tender, stirring twice.

EASY CROWD-PLEASING JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir bell pepper and onion until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in chicken, shrimp, cream of shrimp soup, French onion soup, diced tomatoes, andouille sausage, chicken broth, and rice. Transfer mixture to a baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until rice is tender, about 1 1/2 hours.

LISA'S JAMBALAYA FOR A CROWD

Steps:

• None of the canned ingredients should be drained.
• Brown and drain the ground beef, add the rice mixes and warm water; stir. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer.
• Simmer for a good half hour. If rice is soaking up too much liquid, you can add more tomato sauce or water. Jambalya is done when rice is tender.
• Top with sour cream, chopped scallions and/or shredded cheese.