Description
A traditional Louisiana dish of shrimp, ham and rice in a flavorful tomato sauce. This is a super fast and easy way to make jambalaya all in one pot!
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 3/4 cup diced onion
- 1/2 cup diced celery
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1/4 cup diced green peppers
- 2 cups cubed ham
- 2 (14 oz) cans petite diced tomatoes
- 1 1/4 cup parboiled or long grain white rice, uncooked
- 1 cup water
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 pound frozen peeled and deveined cooked shrimp
Instructions
- Heat a pan over medium high heat. Add in the butter and swirl it around to melt. Add in the onion and saute for 2 minutes. Add in the celery and saute for 1 minute. Add in the garlic and saute for 2o seconds. Then add the mixture into the slow cooker.
- Add in the beef broth, green peppers, ham, tomatoes, rice, water, sugar, thyme, chili powder and pepper.
- Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours or until rice is cooked through. Stir in the shrimp, turn Instant Pot to high, cover and cook on high for about 20 minutes until shrimp is heated through.
- Ladle into bowls and serve.
Notes
Like a little kick? My version isn’t spicy at all. But if you like a little kick I suggest tossing a bit of hot sauce on your serving. Other ideas to kick it up a notch: dice up a jalapeno and saute it along with the onion, add a pinch of cayenne pepper, substitute the ham with a spicy andouille sausage.
What is parboiled rice? Don’t confuse parboiled rice with pre-cooked or minute rice. Parboiled rice has been processed in its husk by soaking, steaming, and drying. As a result, all the nutrients from the husk are absorbed into the grain before it’s removed. The starch content alters in the process, making cooked parboiled rice less sticky than regular white rice. The rice kernels aren’t clumpy and glued together instead they are more separated. I found a bag of parboiled rice at Walmart next to the normal long grain white rice.
Recipe adapted from Taste of Home: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/creole-jambalaya/
- Category: Seafood
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Creole
