The Tastiest Chicken & Chorizo Jambalaya Recipe You Ever Eat

chorizo

🥗Healthier: turkey chorizo

💰Cheaper: smoked sausage

Turkey chorizo reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

chicken thighs

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: chicken drumsticks

Chicken breast is leaner, while drumsticks are often less expensive.

Roughly chop an onion into small pieces.

Chop one red bell pepper and one green bell pepper into small pieces.

Slice 100 grams of chorizo sausage.

Heat a large pan with a little bit of oil over low to medium heat.

Add the chopped onion, bell peppers, and chorizo to the pan and fry until the chorizo releases its oil and the veggies soften.

Add 500 grams of chopped chicken breast to the pan along with 2 tablespoons of cajun spice mix and 15 grams of finely chopped or pureed garlic.

Fry the chicken for a couple more minutes until it gets some color, but it doesn't need to be cooked through.

Add rinsed uncooked basmati rice to the pan.

Pour in 700 mL of chicken stock and one can of chopped tomatoes, then mix everything together until well combined.

Cover the pan with a lid, reduce the heat to low, and cook for about 20 to 25 minutes.

Check that the rice is still a little firm; it doesn't need to be fully cooked at this point.

Add 150 grams of sweet corn (frozen is fine, just warm it up if needed) and let it stand with the lid on for a further five minutes to allow the sweet corn to warm up and steam the rice.

Garnish the dish with coriander or parsley and spring onions before serving.

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