# Arkansas Jambalaya

A comforting Arkansas Jambalaya dish featuring a rich blend of meats and vegetables, simmered with rice and seasoned to perfection.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 slices bacon
- 6 stalks celery
- large green bell pepper
- large red onion
- 1.5 lbs sausage
- 1 lb chicken tenderloin
- 3 tbsp garlic
- 2 tbsp chicken soup base
- 2 cups rice
- 4 cups water
- to taste Tony's seasoning

## Instructions

1. Add 4 slices of bacon to the pot to render the fat.
2. Dice celery stalks.
3. Dice the green bell pepper.
4. Stir the bacon as it cooks.
5. Cover the pot and let the bacon cook.
6. Dice the red onion.
7. Remove the lid and continue to stir the bacon.
8. Cut the bacon into smaller pieces using kitchen shears.
9. Add sausage to the pot and cook until browned.
10. Remove the cooked bacon and sausage from the pot, leaving the rendered fat.
11. Place chicken tenderloins in the pot.
12. Season the chicken with Tony's seasoning.
13. Flip the chicken tenderloins to cook evenly.
14. Cover the pot and cook the chicken.
15. Remove the lid and break up the cooked chicken.
16. Remove the cooked chicken from the pot.
17. Add the diced celery, green bell pepper, and red onion to the pot.
18. Cover the pot and allow the vegetables to soften.
19. Remove the lid and stir the vegetables.
20. Add water to the pot.
21. Add chicken soup base to the pot.
22. Stir in the cooked sausage.
23. Add the cooked chicken to the pot.
24. Add garlic to the mixture.
25. Season with Tony's seasoning.
26. Stir all ingredients together.
27. Add rice to the pot.
28. Stir the rice into the mixture.
29. Cover the pot and simmer.
30. Remove the lid to check the jambalaya.
31. Stir the jambalaya.
32. Cover the pot again.
33. Crack and add eggs to an egg holder.
34. Close the egg holder.
35. Remove the lid from the jambalaya.
36. Stir the jambalaya one last time.
37. Slice a loaf of bread for serving.
38. Place bread slices on a pan to toast.
39. Serve the jambalaya in a bowl with toasted bread.

## Equipment

- large pot
- cutting board
- knife
- wooden spoon
- lid
- small bowl
- tongs
- frying pan

## Tips

- Add Tony's seasoning in small amounts as you cook to toast the spices and enhance the flavor.
- If you don't have chicken tenderloins, chicken thighs can be used.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8DsNAxe/
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- Extracted: 2025-11-13

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