Jambalaya Soup
Jambalaya Soup is healthy and delicious, perfect for a weeknight dinner! Easy to make, streamlined to be made with pantry and freezer ingredients. Serve this warming soup over rice, and enjoy the leftovers!
Servings: 6
Calories: 239kcal
Ingredients
- 14-16 ounces frozen peppers and onions (or 3 peppers and 1 onion, chopped)
- 1 cup celery (chopped) (about 2 ribs)
- 4 cloves garlic (minced; 2 teaspoons)
- 1 jalapeno (chopped) (optional; I skip it)
- 4 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 ½ teaspoons thyme
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon table salt
- ¼ teaspoon celery seed (ground)
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne
- 27 ounces crushed tomatoes
- 4 cups chicken stock (or 4 teaspoons bouillon + 4 cups water)
- 16 ounces okra (chopped; frozen is fine)
- 5 ounces ham (chopped) (optional)
- 16 ounces shrimp (raw; peeled, deveined, and tail-off) (frozen is fine)
- cooked rice to serve
Instructions
- In a large pot, saute the peppers, onions, celery, and jalapeno if using, for about 5 minutes, or until peppers and onions are thawed.
- Add garlic, spices, crushed tomatoes, broth, and okra. (It's ok if your okra is still frozen.)
- Stir, then bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for at least 10 minutes.
- Stir in ham, and then add raw shrimp. Reduce heat to a low simmer. You don't want to overcook the ham or the shrimp.
- Simmer the soup until the shrimp turn pink and curl up. This will take about 3-5 minutes, depending on their size. Check the bag of shrimp for the most accurate cooking time.
- Remove from heat. Serve jambalaya soup over rice.
- For the best texture of the rice, store leftover soup and rice separately in the refrigerator.
Notes
You can use 3 bell peppers and 1 onion instead of the frozen pepper/onion mix.
This is a mild recipe. I always omit the jalapeno. Include it, and consider adding hot sauce, if you like your food spicy.
I omit celery if I don't have it. I used minced garlic out of a jar.
You can use premade Cajun or Creole seasoning instead of using the spices I've included here. Start with 2 tablespoons of seasoning, and taste before adding more. However, many seasonings will include extra salt, so I recommend using low-sodium broth if you use a premade seasoning.
If you don't like okra, you can substitute additional celery, or frozen green beans.
Don't want or like ham? Add extra smoked paprika.
Don't want to add shrimp? Add some thinly sliced raw chicken, and simmer for about 10 minutes, or until the chicken is done.
I recommend serving this over around 3 cups of cooked rice. Both brown and white rice will be fine.
This recipe is adapted from the Jambalaya recipe from Gimme Some Oven.
Calorie count calculated in MyNetDiary and is for the soup portion only, omitting the rice. Calorie count is an estimate only.
Nutrition
Calories: 239kcal
