Friday, May 21 - Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya

MAIN DISHES: Jambalaya
SIDE DISHES: Gumbo Boi Slaw  and Garlic Bread
DESSERT: Cream Puffs (NO DESSERT) (EXTRA DESSERT)

Jambalaya is a standard party food and is SO common in Louisiana that I am always surprised when I have to describe it. Some of the best Jambalaya cooks can be found tailgating at a college football game cooking over an open flame in a huge cast iron pot and stirring with a boat paddle. A jambalaya is a rice dish with chicken, pork and smoked sausage all cooked into a pot together with spices. Some will swear that putting tomatoes or tomato sauce in a jambalaya is a sin, but as with most cajun dishes everyone makes them different and that’s alright.