Chef FruGal's Kitchen, Ep. 2: Out-of-the-Box Jambalaya

This week, I will share with you one of my favorite quick dishes, jambalaya. I call it "Out-of-the-Box jambalaya because, instead of using a quick-cook box meal like Zataran's Jambalaya mix, I use raw ingredients to create it from scratch. There are many benefits to cooking it this way, such as being more cost-efficient, and also cutting out the many not-so-healthy preservatives that are often found in convenience meals. 

Ingredients: 

1 tablespoon oil (I used olive oil)

1 medium onion, chopped

2 sweet peppers, chopped

2 stalks of celery, chopped

1 lb smoked sausage (I used turkey kielbasa)

1 lb cooked chicken, chopped

(you can also add 1 cup of cooked shrimp,chopped - add at the end)

5 cups of chicken broth

2 tablespoons of cajun or creole seasoning (I used creole)

salt to taste

1 14.5 oz can of crushed tomatoes

2 cups long grain white rice

Watch the video for instructions on how to put it all together and make a delicious meal!

If you decide to try it, let me know how it turned out in the comments! As always, thanks for watching!