Buffalo Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya

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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 1/2 pounds andouille sausage, cut into 1/2-inch-thick rounds
  • 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper, divided
  • 2 large bell peppers, seeded and chopped (about 4 cups)
  • 5 ribs celery, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
  • 3 onions, chopped (about 3 1/2 cups)
  • 2 jalapenos, seeded and chopped
  • 5 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 tablespoons hot sauce, divided
  • 4 dried bay leaves
  • 3 (14.5-ounce) cans diced tomatoes
  • 3 cups long-grain rice
  • 6 cups chicken stock

Directions

Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add olive oil and heat 30 seconds. Add sausage and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer sausage to a large bowl. Add chicken, sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper, and cook and stir until just cooked through, about 5 minutes. Transfer chicken to the bowl with the sausage. Add bell peppers, celery, onion, jalapeno and remaining salt and pepper to Dutch oven, and cook over medium-high heat until vegetables start to soften, about 8 minutes. Add garlic and 2 tablespoons of the hot sauce to the pan and cook 3 minutes more. Return the meat mixture to the pan. Add bay leaves and tomatoes and cook and stir, about 5 minutes. At this stage the mixture can be refrigerated for several hours or overnight. When ready to proceed, heat meat mixture over medium-high heat. Stir rice into hot meat mixture and cook 3 minutes. Add the stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes. Stir in remaining 2 tablespoons hot sauce and let sit covered for 10 minutes. To make tailgating as easy as possible, bring your meat mixture already prepared, ice packs, 2 boxes of chicken stock, a resealable bag of rice and a bottle of hot sauce all packed into your tailgating stock pot. This recipe easily doubles for a large crowd.