Rice Cooker Sausage Jambalaya
Rice Cooker Sausage Jambalaya – An easy one pot rice dish filled with sausage and black-eyed peas. It only has 5 ingredients!
Hey everyone! I have a fun new feature on my blog called Cajun Cookin’. I’m so excited to share some of my recipes that are very near and dear to my heart. They come from one of the best cuisines on Earth-Cajun Food! Okay, maybe I’m a little biased, but our food down here in Louisiana has so much flavor, and I’m excited to share some of these dishes with you.
I thought I’d start off with an easy weeknight Cajun dish, Rice Cooker Sausage Jambalaya. Normally Jambalaya is a Sunday dinner at our house, but every now and then, it’s nice to enjoy on a busy weeknight.
This dish couldn’t get easier! Five ingredients and a rice cooker and you are on your way to a great Cajun dinner!
Plus, you’ve got your protein and sides all in one pot. Less clean up=a happier mommy!
UPDATE: This recipe has been modified to make it lower in sodium as of 12/28/15. I reduced the amount of french onion soup and replaced it with water. I also replaced black-eyed peas with bacon to a regular can of black-eyed peas. This helped cut down on the salt quite a bit. We really enjoyed it!
Rice Cooker Sausage Jambalaya
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb. smoked sausage, thinly sliced
- 1/2 can french onion soup (about a 1/2 cup)
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 can Rotel (mild) or diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 can blackeyed peas, undrained
- 1 1/2 cups uncooked rice*
- *If using the rice cooker measuring cup, use 2 of those cups for the rice since they are actually 3/4 cup.
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients in rice cooker.
- Start the rice cooker.
- Once it finishes, allow it to set for 5 minutes. (Do not lift the lid).
- Turn the rice cooker back on again. It will cook for a shorter cycle this time. Let it set for 10 minutes after it goes off.
- Stir and check rice to make sure it is done. If not, add a little more water (about 2 tbsp), stir, and set it to cook again.
Notes
*I used an 8 cup rice cooker. You can find one HERE.
**I also use medium-grain rice.
UPDATE: This recipe has been modified to make it lower in sodium as of 12/28/15. I reduced the amount of french onion soup and replaced it with water. I also replaced black-eyed peas with bacon to a regular can of black-eyed peas. This helped cut down on the salt quite a bit.
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I just received a 30 cup cooker as a wedding gift and I am horrible at cooking. This would be awesome for my husband, what is your recommendation for the recipe and the amount to cook? Thanks!!
Sorry I meant 20 cup!
Hi Ashley! I would follow the recipe as stated. My rice cooker is smaller (it’s an 8 cup…makes 16 cooked cups), but it should still work fine.
So it says 1 and half cups for rice in original, but to use 2 of the cups that come with rice cooker because they are really 3/4of a cup, (which equals 1 and a half still..) but in comments use 2 REAL CUPS?? And why not make edit to 1 cup of water in original or 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup French onion soup instead relying on afterthoughts. Good recipe but confusing method.
Hi Nick! Please follow the recipe (for 1 1/2 cups of uncooked rice), which was updated a few years ago. I deleted the comments that mentioned 2 cups since that was from the original recipe, and it did make it confusing.
I wanted to make this so bad but didn’t want to run to the store for French onion soup. I just sub’d 1 cup of beef broth for the ½ cup of water and French onion soup. It was delicious! Perfectly cooked and super quick to prepare in the rice cooker. I, too, added a serrano pepper, diced onions and mushrooms (sauteed in the rice cooker pot) and sprinkled the finished pot with Black River Creole Seasoning. This is going in our meal rotation for sure! Thanks so much Ü
Hi Tracy! Thanks so much for sharing!
This is a great recipe. We don’t cook a lot, and when we do we usually keep it as simple as possible. I was looking for an easy jambalaya recipe and found this one. I wasn’t sure how it would turn out in the rice cooker, but it worked perfectly, and this literally couldn’t be easier. I followed the directions exactly, except for using a turkey smoked sausage and I probably used about 3/4 of a lb of it instead of just a 1/2 lb. It’s moist, flavorful, and filling. My wife said she would prefer not to have the black-eyed peas, but I like them. They give a little bit of an earthy flavor and add to the texture. I’ll also add, it was even better the next day. This will be in our rotation.
Hi Geoff! I’m so glad you liked it! I love the black-eyed peas too!
This recipe is great. Well done! I have a 6-cup cooker so I adjusted the amounts slightly and added a couple ingredients. But then I just follow your instructions. Thanks!
1/2 can french onion soup
1/2 can black beans, drained
1/2 can tomatoes
1/2 lb smoked sausage
3/4-1 cup rice
1/2 cup water (adjust as needed)
1/8 cup hot salsa
1/4 onion
Awesome Jole! Thanks for sharing!!
Have you ever tried this version? Delicious!
https://www.savoiesfoods.com/favorite-recipes/entrees/black-eyed-peas-and-sausage-jambalaya-a-la-rice-cooker/
Your version does look good, though.
Absolutely love the recipe and did a minor modification and used chicken broth instead of the French onion soup and red kidney beans instead of the black eyed peas, but I’m very pleased with result. Thank you so much for posting this recipe!
Yum!!! Thanks for sharing!!