{"id":16607,"date":"2014-02-01T17:12:01","date_gmt":"2014-02-01T22:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=16607"},"modified":"2014-02-01T17:12:01","modified_gmt":"2014-02-01T22:12:01","slug":"chicken-jambalaya-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/chicken-jambalaya-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicken Jambalaya Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16608\" alt=\"jambalaya\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/jambalaya.jpg\" width=\"475\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/jambalaya.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/jambalaya-150x200.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Absolutely flavorful Jambalaya&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I am so glad that I made a large batch of this chicken Jambalaya, I&#8217;ve been enjoying this for the past couple of days. As it sits, the taste and the flavor of this rice is getting better.<\/p>\n<p>Jambalaya is a popular dish in Louisiana, and it resembles a lot to Paella which is popular in Spanish cuisine. A very flavorful and aromatic dish that can be made by adding shrimp, chicken and vegetables to the rice that is cooked in tomato sauce and chicken stock. This is a complete meal and nothing needs to be accompanied with this. I still couldn&#8217;t get over with the taste of this dish, absolutely delicious!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16609\" alt=\"chicken jambalaya\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/chicken-jambalaya.jpg\" width=\"475\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/chicken-jambalaya.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/chicken-jambalaya-150x200.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\">\t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/jambalaya.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"item ERName\">Chicken Jambalaya Recipe<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\"><span class=\"xlate\">Recipe Type<\/span>: <span class=\"type\">Main<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cuisine: <span class=\"cuisine\">American<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">Thasneen<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Prep time: <time itemprop=\"prepTime\" datetime=\"PT10M\">10 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cook time: <time itemprop=\"cookTime\" datetime=\"PT40M\">40 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Total time: <time itemprop=\"totalTime\" datetime=\"PT50M\">50 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Serves: <span class=\"yield\">6 People<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]For marinating chicken[\/b]<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Chicken breasts, halved- 2 breasts<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Ground cumin- 1 \/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Paprika- 1 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Basil leaves, chopped- 5 leaves<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Rosemary leaves- 1 sprig<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Salt- to taste<\/li>\n<li class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]While cooking Rice[\/b]<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Butter- 2 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Onion, chopped- 1<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Green pepper, chopped-1<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Celery, chopped- 1 stick<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Carrot, chopped- 1<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Garlic, chopped- 2 cloves<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Tomato paste- 2 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Paprika- 1 \/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Cayenne or chili powder &#8211; 1 \/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Ground cumin-1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Tomato sauce, low-sodium- 1 cup<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Chicken stock- 2 cups<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Water- 1 1 \/4 cup<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Long grain rice- 2 cups<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Cilantro or Parsley chopped- 1 \/4 cup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Cut the chicken breasts into halves and marinate with the above mentioned ingredients &#8220;for marinating chicken&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Pan fry the marinated chicken in little oil till it&#8217;s slightly cooked. Do not over cook the chicken. Let cool down and chop the cooked chicken. Keep aside.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Heat a large saucepan over medium heat, add butter and let it melt.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add chopped onion, green pepper, celery and carrots; sprinkle a few pinches of salt. Saute the vegetables till it&#8217;s tender.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add garlic and saute for a couple of minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add tomato paste and combine well with the vegetables.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add paprika, cayenne and ground cumin, combine well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add the cooked and chopped chicken, combine well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add tomato sauce, chicken stock and water, let the liquid come to a boil.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add the rice and combine to the liquid.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Sprinkle cilantro or parsley over the rice.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Taste and add salt if needed.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Cover the pan with its lid and cook till the rice has cooked well and the liquid has dried off.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">After the rice has cooked, remove the pan from the heat and keep covered for sometime.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Serve warm along with french fries or roasted veggies.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ERNotesHeader\">Notes<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNotes\">You could also add shrimp to this dish.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.2.2265<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Absolutely flavorful Jambalaya&#8230; I am so glad that I made a large batch of this chicken Jambalaya, I&#8217;ve been enjoying this for the past couple of days. As it sits, the taste and the flavor of this rice is getting better. Jambalaya is a popular dish in Louisiana, and it resembles a lot to Paella &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[422,408,412,81,23,380],"tags":[992,1033],"class_list":["post-16607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american","category-chicken-by-ingredient","category-chicken-stock","category-rice-dishes","category-rice","category-tomato-sauce","tag-rice","tag-tomato","course-main","cuisine-american"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}