Slow Cooker Sausage and Shrimp Jambalaya

Slow Cooker Sausage and Shrimp Jambalaya At Miz Helen's Country Cottage
Sausage and Shrimp Jambalaya is a regional favorite here in east Texas. We are only about 2 hours from Louisiana so we have some cajun overtones in some of our favorites and this recipe is surely one of them. A very good friend of ours recently brought us some beautiful gulf shrimp from her visit to the gulf. We decided that we would use them in our favorite Sausage and Shrimp Jambalaya recipe and I am so happy to share it with you today.
What Is Jambalaya
Slow Cooker Sausage and Shrimp Jambalaya At Miz Helen's Country Cottage
Jambalaya is a popular Louisiana dish that came from Spanish, French and West Afican influence. A Jambalaya consist of meat, fish, vegetables and rice. It usually always has some kind of sausage and sometimes includes chicken, pork and some kind of fish, crawfish or shrimp. As people began to migrate from Louisiana into East Texas they brought their delicious cajun recipes with them. Our Jambalaya has just the right mix of cajun season and is slowly cooked in the Slow Cooker allowing the seasons of the sausage and shrimp to blend with the mix of hot and spicy.
We Start The Recipe With Searing The Sausage
 and A Delicious Saute` Of Vegetables and Spices
Slow Cooker Sausage and Shrimp Jambalaya At Miz Helen's Country Cottage
After The Sausage Is Seared and 
The Onions Are Clear
Place Into A Pre-Heated Slow Cooker
Slow Cooker Sausage and Shrimp Jambalaya At Miz Helen's Country Cottage
Next We Add The Liquid and Mix Well
Slow Cooker Sausage and Shrimp Jambalaya At Miz Helen's Country Cottage
Place The Lid On The Slow Cooker 
Cook For 4 hours On High
Or
8 Hours On Low
And While The Sausage Mix Is Cooking
We Will Clean The Shrimp
Aren't These Shrimp Beautiful?
Slow Cooker Sausage and Shrimp Jambalaya At Miz Helen's Country Cottage
The Last 20 Minutes Of The Cooking Process
Place the Shrimp Into The Sausage Mixture
Cook For 20 Minutes
Slow Cooker Sausage and Shrimp Jambalaya At Miz Helen's Country Cottage
The Jambalaya Is Ready
Slow Cooker Sausage and Shrimp Jambalaya At Miz Helen's Country Cottage
Slow Cooker Sausage and Shrimp Jambalaya
Miz Helen's Kitchen
Ingredients
Serves 8 to 10
1-1/2 pounds Smoked Kielbasa Sausage, sliced
1 large onion, chopped
2 cups celery, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried thyme
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon cayenne
1/8 teaspoon Tabasco Sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
2 cups water
1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
1 cup tomato sauce
1/4 cup tomato paste
1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
12 to 14 large Fresh or Frozen Gulf Shrimp
4 cups cooked rice
Garnish- Fresh Thyme
Directions
In a hot heavy skillet sear the sausage and then add the chopped vegetables.
Add the, dried oregano, dried thyme, salt, pepper, cayenne, Tabasco, and Worcestershire. Mix well and cook for one more minute.
Remove the seasoned sausage mixture to the pre-heated slow cooker.
Pour the 2 cups water into the skillet and de glaze the skillet then pour the water deglaze into the slow cooker with the seasoned sausage mixture. 
Add tomato sauce, tomato paste and diced tomatoes with juice.
Mix all the ingredients well.
Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook for 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low.
At the last 20 minutes of the cooking time remove the lid to the slow cooker and add the shrimp, stir well.
Place the lid back on the cooker and cook for 20 minutes.
Stir well and place the temperature on keep warm until ready to serve.
Serve with cooked rice and garnish with fresh thyme leaves.
Enjoy!
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Slow Cooker Sausage and Shrimp Jambalaya At Miz Helen's Country Cottage
The Jambalaya Is Ready To Serve
Slow Cooker Sausage and Shrimp Jambalaya At Miz Helen's Country Cottage
Fill The Bowl and Place Cooked Rice On Top
With A Garnish Of Fresh Thyme Leaves
Slow Cooker Sausage and Shrimp Jambalaya At Miz Helen's Country Cottage
We Are Serving Our 
Slow Cooker Sausage and Shrimp Jambalaya At Miz Helen's Country Cottage
Slow Cooker Sausage and Shrimp Jambalaya
With Our Cajun Cornbread
Cajun Cornbread at Miz Helen's Country Cottage
Enjoy!
Slow Cooker Sausage and Shrimp Jambalaya At Miz Helen's Country Cottage
This recipe takes no time to put into the slow cooker and then it slowly cooks to blend all the cajun flavors to perfection. Thanks so much for stopping by the cottage today we always look forward to your visits. Hope you have a great week and come back to see us real soon!
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Comments

  1. I soooo want to make this fabulous slow cooker jambalaya, along with your Cajun cornbread. Thank you for sharing this, Miz Helen! I share the best recipes.

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  2. All I can say is, Lady, you are one heck of a cook!! I love reading your recipes. And they are fairly simple for a lazy cook like me! Thanks for sharing at the What's for Dinner party. Hope your week is awesome!

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  3. Miz Helen,

    This looks fabulous! I haven't made sausage & shrimp jambalaya in a long time, so I'm gonna have to try your recipe real soon and your Cajun cornbread! Thanks for sharing with Inspire Me Mondays! ;)

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  4. This is a really very delicious dish. I'm glad you share the recipe. I definitely want to cook for my family. Thanks!

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