12 Reviews of Couscous Jambalaya

From: Narshmellow

On Jun 1, 2003

This recipe is WOW! So amazing! Everyone at dinner was impressed with this spicy, colorful, flavorful dish! I recommend this to everyone looking for something different and spicy! My only notes are that; 1- I didn't have andouille sausage so I just used regular link sausage and cut them up the same size as the rest of the meat. 2 - I didn't take the seeds out of the tomato, you can't tell they're there and I find it a pain to do. 3- I didn't add the green peppers. And 4- I stirred in the couscous but added enough chicken stock to make sure that it was a little over moist before I covered it to finish, maybe another 1/3 of a cup. Also, I like spicy but it was just a little too spicy for me so I will cut the creole seasoning back a little next time. For those that like spicy it's perfect, my brother was all smiles and had seconds. I would suggest the possibility of serving this cold as a salad as well, since I ate leftovers cold and enjoyed it that way also. Thanks again, a wonderful recipe!

From: bunheadz

On Jan 29, 2008

This recipe was such a hit, I had to prepare it twice in the first 3 weeks. We often leave out the hot sauce and add our personal choices for hot sauces at the table. I find that I have to adjust the liquid content (depending on the brand of couscous used) to conform with the instructions on the box.

From: Shakthi

On Jan 21, 2006

Really easy and wonderful flavor. I didn't even use shrimp(because of some health issues)and my very picky husband had seconds which I consider an achievement. Thank you for posting.

From: suzy wonton

On Oct 15, 2004

I actually found this exact recipe in a collection of recipes my dad's workplace distrubuted one Christmas. Since it was already on Zaar, I thought I'd post a review instead of posting it again. I doubled the amount of veggies simply because I love onion and celery together. I also used canned tomatoes. I also left out the hot sauce. I used Tony Chechere's Creole Seasoning instead of Emerils. I found the dish to be just fine, hubby said it wasn't spicy enough. So it's just a personal preference on how much heat you add. Also, I didn't add shrimp because hubby doesn't like any sort of seafood. I know, he's a weirdo. I doubled the chicken and sausage instead. I would suggest double checking the moisture content when you add the couscous as it will vary. I had to add more broth. All in all, a very good, very quick recipe. Thanks for posting!

From: little_wing

On Dec 4, 2006

This was fantastic! This will replace my old recipe, for sure. The couscous really makes this special. I cut the cayenne in half for my daughter's sake and left out the hot sauce and it was perfect for her...only slightly spicy. The flavors were sooo good. Thanks for posting.

From: jane49423

On May 14, 2007

This is a family favorite. I make a big batch and freeze in smaller portions. It reheats very well.

From: Karen & Angel

On Dec 15, 2005

Wow. WOW! This recipe is just amazing and SO SO easy. My husband, who gets bored if forced to eat the same thing very often, has said that he would eat this a few times a week if I let him! It's just wonderful. One thing, though-- there's NO way this would feed 8, especially as a main meal. I halved the recipe, but kept the meat amounts more or less as stated, and it was perfect for 2.

From: wina

On Mar 21, 2005

I just made this & found that it was very simple and delicious! Thanks for a great recipe!

From: Tom&Candy

On Aug 22, 2006

This was REALLY good... it was a lot of work, but the flavor was amazing. We cut the spices back by about 1/2 because of the kids, it was still very spicy, but yummmmmy! Thanks for sharing!

From: craftymama

On Jun 5, 2007

This is really good. We used turkey sausages and left out the shrimp because we don't eat shrimp.