This recipe was my guest post over at Food Renegade last year but I figured I’d re-post it here at the tailend of this winter and right before Mardis Gras!
It was originally inspired by my husband’s cold. Nothing clears the sinuses quite like a spicy jambalaya. This version is quite spicy but can be altered to your tastes by lowering the amount of hot sauce or using a less spicy sausage. I used this beautiful organic nitrate/hormone-free spicy Andouille I got from my local supermarket.
I also used four peppers – green, red, orange and yellow and cut them coarsely. They look so pretty and fresh!
Recipe: Paleo Crockpot Jambalaya Soup
Ingredients
- 5 c. chicken stock.
- 4 peppers – any color you want, chopped
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 large can of organic diced tomatoes (leave the juice)
- 2 cloves garlic, diced
- 2 bay leafs
- 1 lb large shrimp, raw and de-veined.
- 4 oz. chicken, diced
- 1 pkg spicy Andouille sausage
- 1/2-1 head of cauliflower
- 2 c. okra (optional)
- 3 tbsp Cajun Seasoning* (see below for how-to or use your own)
- 1/4 c. Frank’s Red Hot (or hot sauce of your choice)
*How to Make Your Own Cajun Seasoning (from Emeril!):
- 2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- (Yields about 2/3 c.)
Instructions
- Put the chopped peppers, onions, garlic, chicken, cajun seasoning, Red Hot, and bay leafs in the crockpot with the chicken stock. As you can see, I grabbed a container of my homemade stock directly from the freezer and threw it in. Set on low for 6 hours.
- About 30 minutes before it’s finished, toss in the cut up sausages.
- While this is cooking quickly make cauliflower rice by pulsing raw cauliflower in the food processor until it resembles rice.
- For the last 20 minutes, add in the cauliflower rice and the raw shrimp. Note: You can choose to quickly steam the cauliflower rice in the microwave and serve the jambalaya OVER it as well.
- Enjoy clear sinuses!!
This really does sound absolutely delicious. Love the idea of cauliflower rice in a jambalaya. And I must locate that sausage. I adore andouille and it’s hard to find, much less organic.
That soup looks incredible, AndreAnna! A very flavorful dose of sinus cleaning for sure. 😉 I like the addition of cauliflower rice, too. 🙂
Shirley
Looks great…when do you add the okra? I’ve cooked dishes with it before and I know if it’s cooked too long it falls apart. Probably when you add in the sausage 30 mins before? Thanks!!
Yup, 30 mins would be perfect!
Hi there – making this now and just read about the Okra – darn! Oh well – it’s in there now but let’s just see how it turns out….also how about the tomatoes? I put them in already so ??
Thanks, having company for dinner so we shall see! Excited!
If we sub the shrimp for scallop would it make a huge difference or is there something else I could use…. my husband is allergic to shrimp :/
How many ounces is a large can of tomatoes?
When do you add the tomatoes?
Hi, I’m wanting to make this for my husband’s birthday party this weekend. I’ve looked, but I can’t see where it says how many servings for this recipe?
It makes a whole crockpot full! I’d say 10 servings.
Never mind on my question…I didn’t see this comment. thanks for the info!!!
Do I cook the sausages before adding them to the crockpot or do I add raw cut up sausage? Thanks!
I roasted a chicken in the crock the night before, and then made this without the shrimp or sausage because my wife won’t it those. Amazingly without the shrimp or the sausage or the okra this was amazing. I even cut out 1 cup of the broth in exchange fore water.
Note: I made the homemade chili pepper and I recommend you do the same. Also, I left out the cauliflower rice and did it on the side, so some people in my family could choose regular rice and I could eat paleo. I would do the same. Cook the cauliflower on the stove and add it later or your jambalaya could end up tasting like cabbage.
when do you add the tomatoes???
Mine is very runny :(. I wonder what went wrong?
I made this a few months ago and absolutely adored it. I froze it in large muffin cups, so I can heat it up one bowl at a time. Amazing. Thanks for sharing!
Did you just freeze it right in the metal pan and they popped out easily or what did you use to help them pop out to store?
This was awesome. My non-paleo friends and my family all loved it. I addedseveral tbsp. of extra-hot sauce to get a kick. I also didn’t have enough okra so i subbed celery ofr about 1/2 cup of that, which made it better. Didn’t add plain chicken in atthe beginning, turned out fine (seriously though, 4 oz. chicken? That won’t make a difference, why bother?). Everyone thought it actually contained rice, even my taste buds. Anyone reading this, you have to add the cauliflower rice in, it makes it significantly better, like the real thing. I think this was the first food i’ve eaten for at least a week without adding seasonings and spice to it at hte table, it’s just that good. Only proglem is it’s a watery soup, so you just got to eat a bit more to feel satisfied and get enough protein.
It’s unclear if the chicken is supposed to be cooked up front, and if so, how. Same goes for the sausages, it would be great to clarify this.
My assumption, is that both need to be cooked up front.
I’ve decided to poach the chicken and boil the sausage in it’s casing and then slice for the soup after chilling.
I hope that works 🙂
James
I used uncooked chicken as it will cook during the 6 hours, and i used pre cooked sausge, and added the tomatoes in the beginning and it all turned out great!
Any suggestions besides the califlower rice…
Not a fan of the stuff. Please help. I still love my Jasmine rice once in a while hmmmmm
How many servings does this make? thank you
my family loves this ! thanks for sharing… I did make some minor changes… just use what I have at home 🙂
thanks again
This turned out wonderfully. Thanks for posting.
Just made this and it was a hit!! Some people are asking about tomatoes, I added mine when I put chicken stock in. My crock pot is too small so I made it stove top all day on a simmer, was Delish and spicy! My husband loved it as well.
When do we put in the okra?
I made this and loved it! So easy and so tasty. I substituted double the shrimp and some crab for the chicken and just added all the meat in the last 30 minutes. I thought it might be too spicy, but once I added the meat it evened out. Love the cauliflower in place of the rice.
I know how to cook so it works, but this recipe’s instructions are terrible. Just saying…. If I was a novice I’d be screwed. But good for inspiration!