Oven Baked Jambalaya

Impress your family and friends when you serve this classic and flavorful Creole dish and best of all, it's easily made in the oven. I brought a huge roaster pan full to a neighborhood fish fry and needless to say, there were no leftovers. Follow the link for the Creole Seasoning Blend, and make your very own seasoning!

• Preparation Time: 45 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 45 mins
• Calories: 541 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter
• 1 large onion, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 (28 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 7 cups chicken stock
• 1 large green bell pepper, chopped
• 4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 3 leaf (blank)s bay leaves
• 3 tablespoons Creole seasoning blend (such as the one linked in the footnote)
• 3 cups chopped cooked ham
• 3 cups cooked andouille sausage, sliced
• 3 cups cooked chicken, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 3 cups frozen cooked shrimp
• 4 cups uncooked long-grain white rice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Melt butter in large stock pot. Saute onion, green pepper, celery and garlic until tender, being careful not to burn the garlic. Add tomato paste and cook to brown slightly, stirring constantly. Stir in bay leaves, Creole seasoning blend and Worcestershire sauce. Pour into a large roasting pan. Squeeze tomatoes to break up into pieces, and add to mixture in pan. Stir in juice from tomatoes, chicken stock, ham, sausage, chicken, shrimp and rice. Mix well. Cover tightly with aluminum foil.

Step 3

Bake in preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours, stirring once halfway through baking time. Remove bay leaves before serving.