2 chopped onions and 2 tablespoons black pepper. Place the chicken in the marinade. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
Saute bacon in a Dutch oven over medium heat until brown. Add the onion and garlic. Continue to cook 5 minutes. Mix in flour and sausage. Cook 5 minutes more; stirring frequently. Add the ham
thyme
cayenne
chicken stock
tomatoes
reserved juice and green peppers and bring to boil. Stir in rice and cover. Cook for 25 minutes. Remove from heat and cool completely and refrigerate.
Two hours before you intend to serve the jambalaya
discard marinade and bake chicken breasts at 500 degrees F (250 degrees C) for 12 minutes
or until the flesh is firm when pressed with finger. Remove from oven. Cool and slice into bite-size pieces.
Reduce oven's temperature to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Place covered jambalaya on large baking tray filled with to water. Bake until warm
about 2 hours.
Just before serving the jambalaya
boil 5 quarts of water. Add the shrimp and cook for 3 minutes until they are firm to the touch. Drain well. Toss shrimp and chicken with jambalaya mixture and serve.
Note
The nutrition data for this recipe includes information for the full amount of the marinade ingredients. Depending on marinating time
ingredients
cooking method
etc.
the actual amount of the marinade consumed will vary.