Michael doesn’t eat anything that swims, crawls, slithers or otherwise exists in an aquatic environment (except canned tuna) so this is my reworking of the traditional Creole tomato jambalaya. Dropped the seafood, in favor of just chicken and spicy sausage and used brown rice, because I always do.
I don’t buy creole seasoning, I make it. It is up to you which you prefer to do (or use your own blend) but here is mine:
- 2 tbsp paprika
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 2 tsp ground black pepper
- 2 tsp dried thyme
- 1 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- Optional: salt
Crush it all together with a mortar and pestle and add it to the crockpot (I use the whole amount in this recipe because I really like spice.)