Jambalaya Or Paella One Pot Meal Recipe

This recipe for pealla or jimbalaya is a one pot meal for an easy dinner or lunch. This one pot paella or jimabalaya is a versatile recipe that can be tweaked with more or less ingredients depending upon your choice. prepared with white and brown rice combo along with vegetables, seafood and spicy sausages, this recipe for a one pot meal is a full bodied one.

Summary

Difficulty LevelAverageHealth IndexAverage

Servings4CuisineAmerican

CourseMain Dish

Party jimbalaya Paella

Ingredients

1 cup brown or white rice, or a mixture of both

2 cups boiling water

1 tsps. olive oil

2-3 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 cup chopped red or yellow onion

1 stalk celery, sliced

1 med. green or red pepper sliced

1 can (16 oz.) stewed tomatoes or 1 cup diced tomatoes

1/4 tsp. Tabasco sauce (optional)

1 tsp. saffron or dried oregano leaves

8 slices spicy turkey sausage, chorizo or other spicy sausage

1 can (12 1/2 oz.) Bumble Bee tuna (white or light)

1 can (6 1/2 oz.) Bumble Bee oysters (boiled or smoked)

1 lb. med.size raw (in shells) shrimp or mussels and/or clams

How to make Jambalaya Or Paella One Pot Meal

Place rice in sieve under cold water until water runs clear.
In a lg.skillet or paella pan, heat oil and saute garlic, onion, celery and pepper just until softened (about 3 minutes).
Add remaining ingredients (except seafood).
Bring to a boilj reduce heat, cover and simmer (about 25 minutes).
Arrange seafood over rice, cover and cook through 4 - 5 minutes.
Toss with a fork, if desired, to fluff rice and distribute seafood.