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January 2, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Portuguese Chourico and Chicken Jambalaya

Chicken Recipes· Dutch Oven Recipes· Pork Recipes· Portuguese

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Portuguese Chourico and Chicken Jambalaya made with boneless, skinless chicken thighs, smoked chourico sausage, fire roasted tomatoes and long grain rice.

portuguese jambalaya in a pot

Happy New Year! I hope you all enjoyed celebrating the last few weeks. I certainly did, but now am nursing a bad cold so I'm already done with these frigid temperatures and winter has just started!

Over the summer my father in-law was cleaning out his basement and found a lot of old cookbooks and gave them to me to look through. In one of the books was a recipe for Portuguese Poached Chicken so I decided to try the recipe for myself.

The recipe wasn't turning out to be something that my family and I would eat so I experimented with it a bit and turned it into this Portuguese Chourico and Chicken Jambalaya. 

You really can't buy good Portuguese chourico around where I live. Sure they make it, but it's not the same as the kind we can purchase from Fall River, MA ; which also happens to be where most of my father in-laws family settled when they came over from the Azores.

So for Christmas this year, we made a Portuguese food basket for my in-laws filled with items like three different types of cheeses, olive oil, wine and chorizo. Of course, I had to purchase a little extra for ourselves since we haven't had any in a while too.

When my recipe wasn't turning out like I had planned, I decided to use a link of chorizo and add some rice to make it more of a jambalaya.

a close up of portuguese jambalaya

Ingredients needed

First, I'll start by telling you that I've already made this dish twice already...it was that good (and EASY too!). For this recipe you'll need the following ingredients:

  • boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • smoked Portuguese chourico (you can also substitute Mexican chorizo or linguica)
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • scallions
  • garlic
  • fire roasted tomatoes
  • ground cloves
  • long grain rice

jambalaya made with portuguese chourico and chicken

How do you make Portuguese jambalaya? 

Start by heating a Dutch oven over medium high heat and add the oil; then add the chicken thighs and brown for about 3 minutes per side.

Next, add the chourico sliced into rounds, scallions, garlic, ground cloves, tomatoes and rice and mix all together. Turn the heat on low, cover the pot and cook for 30 minutes.

Every 10 minutes open the lid to stir the contents and make sure nothing is sticking to the bottom of the pot. I found that I didn't need to add any additional liquid. 

However, if the rice isn't cooked by the time the liquid has evaporated, add a ยผ cup of either water or chicken broth at a time until the rice is cooked. (this may happen if your heat is too high).

Uncover the pot and shred the chicken using either tongs or two forks and mix together; then season with salt and pepper as desired.

Like I said, this recipe for Portuguese Chourico and Chicken Jambalaya made with boneless, skinless chicken thighs, smoked chourico sausage, fire roasted tomatoes and long grain rice. was delicious and so easy.

The entire meal is ready in under 1 hour so it's a tasty meal for a busy weeknight. ~Enjoy!

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jambalala in a pot

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a close up of portuguese jambalaya

Portuguese Jambalaya

Carrie's Experimental Kitchen
Portuguese Chourico and Chicken Jambalaya made with boneless, skinless chicken thighs, smoked chourico sausage, fire roasted tomatoes and long grain rice.
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 40 minutes mins
Course Main Entree
Cuisine Portuguese
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 6 Skinless, Boneless Chicken Thighs
  • 8 ounces Smoked Portuguese Chourico Sausage, sliced in ยผ-inch rounds
  • ยผ cups Scallions, chopped
  • 2 cloves Garlic, minced
  • ยฝ teaspoon Ground Cloves
  • 1- (14-ounce) can Fire Roasted Diced Tomatoes
  • ยฝ cup Long Grain Rice

Instructions
 

  • Start by heating a Dutch oven over medium high heat and add the oil; then add the chicken thighs and brown for about 3 minutes per side. 
  • Next, add the chorizo(sliced into rounds), scallions, garlic, ground cloves, tomatoes and rice and mix all together. Turn the heat on low, cover the pot and cook for 30 minutes.ย Every 10 minutes open the lid to stir the contents and make sure nothing is sticking to the bottom of the pot.ย (I found that I didn't need to add any additional liquid, but if the rice isn't cooked by the time the liquid has evaporated, add a ยผ cup of either water or chicken broth at a time until the rice is cooked; this may happen if your heat is too high).
  • Uncover the pot and shred the chicken using either tongs or two forks and mix together; then season with salt and pepper as desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 342kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 30gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 131mgSodium: 105mgPotassium: 335mgFiber: 1gSugar: 0.3gVitamin A: 262IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 2mg
Keyword chicken, chourico
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