Easy Baked Jambalaya

An incredibly simple but delicious baked jambalaya with chicken and sausage based on Mal's Jambalaya recipe from the HGTV show Home Town.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 10-oz can rotel
• 1 15-oz can tomato sauce
• 1 10-oz can French Onion soup
• 1 10-0z can beef consommé
• 1 bell pepper, diced
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning
• 1 lb smoked sausage or andouille
• 2 cups extra long-grain rice
• 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, melted
• 4-5 chicken thighs (see notes)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. 2Combine canned ingredients, peppers, onions, garlic and Creole seasoning in a large bowl.
3. 3Cut sausage into bite-sized pieces then add to bowl.
4. 4Stir in rice and butter the pour everything into a large baking dish.
5. 5Place uncooked chicken thighs on top then sprinkle with black pepper.
6. 6Cover dish tightly with 2 layers of aluminum foil then bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
7. 7Uncover dish then remove chicken to a cutting board. Stir rice well then recover with foil.
8. 8Wait 10 minutes then cut chicken into bite-sized pieces and stir into jambalaya.