Grammy's Kitchen · Jambalaya · Chorizo Chicken Jambalaya
One of 55 jambalaya recipes we measured
from www.budgetbytes.com
37 cooks on www.budgetbytes.com rate it 4.6★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 55.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 208% | 130% |
| fat | 3% | 7% |
| protein add | 172% | 350% |
| vegetables and beans | 165% | 205% |
| aromatics | 40% | 53% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 14 g | 1 Tbsp vegetable oil ($0.02) |
| 227 g | 2 links 8 oz. Mexican Chorizo ($1.67) |
| 567 g | 4 boneless skinless chicken thighs about 1 1/4 lbs. ($2.35) |
| 340 g | 12 oz. bag frozen onion, bell pepper, celery mix ($1.39) |
| 33 g | 2 Tbsp tomato paste ($0.12) |
| 462 g | 2 1/2 cups dry long grain white rice ($0.83) |
| 425 g | 1 15 oz. can diced tomatoes ($0.89) |
| 960 g | 4 cups chicken broth ($0.52) |
| 1 g | 1 whole bay leaf ($0.15) |
| 2 g | 1 tsp cumin ($0.10) |
| 2 g | 1 tsp smoked paprika ($0.10) |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp oregano ($0.05) |
| 150 g | 1 bunch green onions ($0.79) |
Method: 4 steps, published by www.budgetbytes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I made this tonight with leftover soy chorizo and some frozen rotisserie chicken. I added some oil to the pan to brown the soy chorizo since it’s not as oily as regular chorizo. And added the defrosted chicken for the last couple minutes just to warm it up and” — a cook, 5.0★
“I've been making this as-is for years, with the chorizo that's available to me. Last week I made it in the instant pot. Cut the broth to 3c, didn't brown the chicken, just threw it all in. Cooked for 14 minutes high. It came out really well, but as my ” — a cook, 5.0★