Dinner for 5
Chicken Shrimp Jambalaya
$16.77for 430 minServes 5
Chicken, sausage, ham, shrimp, rice, and vegetables simmer with tomatoes and spices in one flavorful pot.
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Butter$0.40/oz typical | 1.5 oz | $0.60Typical price |
 | Kielbasa or smoked sausage$4.49 each typical | 0.5 | $2.76Typical price |
| Ham$3.99/lb typical | 0.5 lb | $2.00Typical price |
 | Chicken breast, boneless$3.49/lb typical | 0.75 lb | $2.62Typical price |
 | Shrimp$7.99/lb typical | 0.5 lb | $4.00Typical price |
 | Onions$1.29/lb typical | 0.45 lb | $0.61Typical price |
| Bell peppers$2.49/lb typical | 0.3 lb | $0.78Typical price |
| Celery$2.29 each typical | 0.25 | $0.57Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | a little | $0.08Typical price |
 | Tomato paste and sauce$0.10/oz typical | 2.25 oz | $0.21Typical price |
 | Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical | 15 oz | $1.02Typical price |
| Canned tomatoes$0.08/oz typical | 28 oz | $2.24Typical price |
 | Rice$0.08/oz typical | 9.75 oz | $0.78Typical price |
| Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical | a little | $0.07Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $20.96 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepper
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Chicken breast, boneless for Chicken thighs, bone-in or bonelessabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
- Swap Shrimp for White fish (tilapia, cod, haddock)about $1.00/lb less at typical prices
- Swap Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Swap Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- 30 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 5servings as written
- $$$typical cost tier
AmericanHigh-proteinFamilyDinners
Typical price
$4.19 per serving$16.77 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1/2 lb andouille sausage
- 1/2 lb tasso ham
- 3/4 lb boneless chicken
- 1/2 lb raw shrimp
- 1 1/2 cups yellow onion
- 1 cup green bell pepper
- 1 cup celery
- 1 tbsp garlic
- 1/4 cup tomato sauce
- 1 3/4 cups chicken stock
- 1 can (28 oz) whole tomatoes
- 1/4 tsp dried sage
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp white pepper
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp dried thyme leaves
- 1 1/2 cups converted rice
- 1 1/2 tbsp fresh parsley
Steps
- Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat and brown diced sausage, ham, and chicken for 5 minutes.
- Add onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic; cook for 4 minutes.
- Stir in tomato sauce, whole tomatoes, stock, sage, salt, black pepper, white pepper, cayenne, thyme, and bay leaves.
- Add rice, bring the pot to a boil, then cover and simmer for 16 minutes.
- Stir in shrimp, cover, and cook for 4 minutes until the shrimp reach 145 F and the chicken reaches 165 F.
- Remove the bay leaves and stir in parsley.
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