Rice Cooker Sausage Jambalaya Recipe (2024)

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Published: August 29, 2011 | Updated: February 17, 2019 | By Ashlee

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I love spicy food’s. Indian is my first choice, but I also loveCajun! As a family we all love Gumbo, but my husband and I love Jambalaya! I also like easy to make meals, and this one certainly is! It doesn’t get much easier than using a rice cooker for a meal, and the clean up is a breeze!

Seriously the spicier the better for me, BUT the kiddo’s and husband prefer it to be a little LESS spicy, so if you aren’t a HUGE fan of spicy food just cut the spices back. Especially the cayenne pepper. For non spicy lovers just cut all the spices in half and they’ll be much happier.

All the veggies will come to the top during cooking so make sure you stir it VERY well before serving. If you want to add chicken or shrimp I’d saute them separately and stir them in when it’s done cooking. ALSO I usually leave my cooked rice in the rice cooker on warm while I enjoy leftovers, BUT for this dish I don’t recommend it, the sausage will turn brown (and unappealing) and the rice will get mushy

Rice Cooker Sausage Jambalaya Recipe

this spicy dish is easy to make in your rice cooker.

4.24 from 17 votes

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Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 50 minutes minutes

Servings: 20 servings

Calories: 208kcal

Author: Ashlee Marie

Ingredients

8 Tbsp Butter
1 Lrg onion chopped
1 green bell pepper chopped
1 stick celery chopped
4 tsp garlic
14 oz smoked beef sausage
2 1/2 C uncooked short grain rice We like Japanese rice
4 C chicken broth
2 tsp Creole Seasoning
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp cayenne pepper
28 oz can stewed tomatoes if it's too spicy for you use cans of diced tomatoes instead

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Instructions

Place the butter and onion, pepper and celery in the rice cooker and press cook!
After about 10 mins the butter will be melted and the onions will start to turn translucent.
This is when I add the sliced sausage and garlic and let it cook another 5-10 mins.
Here comes the super easy part... add everything else! Stir and restart the rice cooker!
When the timer goes off stir the Jambalaya, close the lid and let it sit another 10 mins!

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Notes

Now a quick note on the rice. If you want to use a different style of rice, like long grain or brown rice, you totally can. You juts have to change the measurements a bit. Just remember your working with 4 C liquid. So for long grain you'd only use around 2 C rice and brown rice a tad bit less I think...

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Jo-anne
August 31, 2011 at 6:58 pm

That looks really nice. It looks easy enough for me to have a go. I am all for one pan dinners especially if they are easy to make 🙂
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- Ashlee
  September 3, 2011 at 9:15 am
  
  it really is very simple! And tastes amazing!
John
September 29, 2012 at 7:51 am

This is a great, easy, one-pan recipe – thanks so much for sharing! We’ve used leftover BBQ sausage, link sausage with shrimp, both very tasty. I add a few thin-sliced jalapenos. Cut the onions first and it is all cooking while you continue to prep. Easy to cook after a long day at work.
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- Ashlee
  September 29, 2012 at 11:20 am
  
  Thank you so much! I’m glad you like it! I know it’s not technically the perfect Jambalaya, but It’s fast, easy and we love it! I will TOTALLY try some left over BBQ meats next time! I bet that adds a fantastic flavor to it! I also love shrimp, but my kids don’t care for it, otherwise I’d add it in a heartbeat! Same thing with the Jalapenos, I grew up in a jalapenos loving family, but my kids and even my husband don’t love them the way I do, maybe I can add a few to just my bowl!
gg
April 18, 2013 at 1:29 pm

Why not use one can of Rotel tomatoes and one can of regular diced.
Jalepenos already in the Rotel can.
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- Ashlee
  April 24, 2013 at 1:28 pm
  
  totally, you can do that, there is no recipe set in stone, do whatever you think your family will like! thats what I do when I try other peoples recipes!
Stephanie B
May 12, 2015 at 9:50 pm

The recipe says 1 stick of butter, but in the picture, that doesn’t look like a full stick. How many tablespoons of butter did you use?
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- Ashlee
  May 26, 2015 at 10:31 pm
  
  That’s cause I’m in the west, we call our sticks “cubes” and they are short and fat, not long and skinny like the east. It is a full 8 Tbsp!!
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Don
August 10, 2015 at 9:04 pm

Looks great! How many people/servings are these measurements for and what size (in cups) is the rice cooker you use?
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- Ashlee
  November 15, 2015 at 2:41 am
  
  I have a 10 cup rice cooker, this makes about 6 cups, I usually make a batch and a half for my large family, totally depends on what you consider a serving size!
Alicia
January 17, 2016 at 12:11 pm

If I were to add shrimp, should I do it when I add in the sausage or should I sautée them separately then add them at the end?
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- Ashlee
  February 5, 2016 at 10:24 pm
  
  I’d saute them and add them at the end. They would get rubbery in the slow cooker
Tonya
April 28, 2016 at 6:17 am

I made this last night and it was GREAT. OMG, how easy can you get. Thanks!!!!
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- Ashlee
  May 23, 2016 at 11:57 pm
  
  yay yay yay! one of my favorites, glad you like it too!
Walter
September 20, 2016 at 3:00 am

1 link sausage. I’m planning to try this today. All I have is a Hillshire Farm 13 oz. Turkey Kielbasa. Hope this is the same thing.
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Walter
September 21, 2016 at 5:18 am

I don’t have a $300 rice cooker. Mine shuts off when I try and fry the veggies in it. Aroma and Hamilton Beach both tell me I can’t do it in a simple on/off/warm rice cooker. What kind are you using?
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Jean
December 4, 2016 at 8:39 am

What size can of stewed tomatoes does the recipe use?
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- Ashlee
  January 25, 2017 at 10:11 pm
  
  14.5 oz size – sorry about that
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Joel
December 7, 2018 at 8:18 pm

Hi Ashley! I just LOVED your recipe for Jambalaya! One thing I can’t figure out is how to turn the onions OPAQUE! Please send your tips.
Joel
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- Ashlee Marie
  February 3, 2020 at 8:23 am
  
  it only takes a few mins of sauteing them for them to go from white to translucent, not opaque
Ella Messer
August 29, 2019 at 9:54 am

I am a senior adult and do not have one of the new rice cookers. Can I use a slow cooker instead for this? I am also thinking I could freeze this in small containers for later use. What do you think?
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- Ashlee Marie
  February 3, 2020 at 8:24 am
  
  no a slow cooker won’t work. And instant pot would work or there are stove top versions
Peggy
September 9, 2019 at 7:39 am

Hi Ashlee
I only have a rice cooker that gas cooking and warm . Do I need to buy a one with different settings?
Thanks
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- Ashlee Marie
  February 3, 2020 at 8:27 am
  
  no just press cook but don’t close the lid, once you add everything and your ready to start the machine cancel the cook setting then restart
Cassandra Marucut
December 24, 2019 at 1:41 pm

If i am using Jasmine rice. How much rice would i use?
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- Ashlee Marie
  February 3, 2020 at 8:30 am
  
  less rice – not sure how much less, my guess would be 3/4 C

Rice Cooker Sausage Jambalaya Recipe (2024)

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