On days when you’re short on time, you’ll value this delightfully flavored mix.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 35 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound fully cooked kielbasa, cubed
- 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
- ½ cup water
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
- 3 dashes hot sauce
- 1 ½ cups orzo pasta
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and green bell pepper in the hot oil until tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir garlic into vegetables and cook until fragrant and softened, about 2 minutes.
- Stir kielbasa sausage, tomatoes with juice, water, paprika, oregano, thyme, and hot sauce into onion mixture, bring to a boil, and stir in orzo. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until orzo are tender, about 10 minutes.
- You may also want to brown the sausage before adding it to all the other ingredients. It is still excellent without browning first, though.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 529 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 48 g |
| Cholesterol | 54 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 18 g |
| Saturated Fat | 12 g |
| Sodium | 846 mg |
| Sugars | 9 g |
| Fat | 28 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Never had Jambalaya before. My friend has covid and wanted this, so I tried this version. Added shrimp and chicken. He loved it! So did I!
Delicious. I added shrimp, subbed siracha sauce for the cajun seasoning, and compensated for only having half a bell pepper by adding two stalks of celery. I was low on orzo, so served it over cooked white rice. The flavor was superb, and I appreciate the flexibility of this recipe.
Used Cajun style kielbasa which was spicy enough and didn’t have to add hot sauce. Family favorite
I doubled the recipe, added a 1lb of precooked shrimp, and 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper. I also used cauliflower rice instead of regular rice… FANTASTIC.. I will use twice as much cauliflower rice the next time because it doesn’t absorb the liquid as much. I also might not add the water next time
One of my families favorite recipes! So easy and tasty, we added shrimp this time and extra kielbasa per family request!
It was a great base recipe, but not any heat, so I used spicy sausage, and Zatarain’s Jambalaya rice and added some heat.
Used Sausage instead of Kielbasa and added some Creole Seasoning I had from New Orleans. This was fantastic!
I have made this several times and it is a family favorite. I have even substituted frozen vegetables for the peppers when I didn’t have peppers and it was still delicious. Very quick and easy.
Perfect and quick. Did not have orzo pasta so subbed rice. (Rice is quick in a pressure cooker and I always pre-cook first). Added left-over cooked chicken at the end, also shrimp cuz hubby likes it that way. Yum Yum !
This recipe shows shrimp on the picture, but did not have shrimp in it.
I used rice instead.. but only modification. it was fantastic!
I used rice instead.. but only modification. it was fantastic!
I’ve never had true Jumbalaya before so I’m not sure how close this is the “the real thing” but if Jumbalaya is even remotely similar in flavor then I’m a fan. This was fantastic!!! I used andoulli sausage instead of the kielbasa and added a 1/2lb of shrimp. I might just make this a weekly staple. It was simple to make with minimal ingredients and minimal time spent cooking. Awesome dish. Can’t say enough good things about it! Thanks for the recipe.
Delicious. I added shrimp and chicken broth and used red beans and rice.
Quick AND good!
Made several times and it’s a keeper. Not the best jambalaya I’ve ever made but for a meal that one can put together almost instantly, it is awesome.
Love this, it’s my first time making it. I use cayenne pepper instead of pepper flakes.
Added shrimp and made enough for 40 men, nothing left over
I love this recipe! so quick and easy. I followed the recipe exactly and added the cooked shrimp and people are amazed I made it. looks way more complicated than it really is.
This was a huge hit! I have a large family so I tripled the recipe. I used beef cheddar kielbasa and doubled the herds & spices. For added color I used red, orange, and yellow bell peppers. I will definitely be making this again.
This was wonderful and one of the easiest recipes I’ve tried. Like Lea, I skipped the orzo as I don’t keep it on hand and served the rest over brown rice instead. Yummy! I’ll definitely make this many more times, and will probably double it for an upcoming family dinner. Thanks so much for sharing this!