Name: Smoky Vegan Jambalaya
Yield: Serves 10
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp. vegan Worcestershire sauce or liquid aminos; 1 Tbsp. hickory liquid smoke; 1 tsp. hickory-smoked salt; ½ tsp. smoked paprika; ¹⁄8 tsp. hot sauce (I like Tabasco); 6 Tbsp. sweet paprika; 2 Tbsp. onion powder; 2 Tbsp. garlic powder; 1 Tbsp. dried thyme; 1 Tbsp. fine pink Himalayan salt, or to taste; 2 tsp. ground black pepper; 2 sap. ground white pepper; 1½ tsp. dried oregano; 1½ tsp. ground cayenne pepper (use ¾ tsp. if you don’t like heat); 1 tsp. smoked paprika (optional); 6 cups Chik’n Broth or any vegetable broth; 2 tsp. hot sauce (I like Louisiana-style); 1 recipe (2 Tbsp.) Smoke Signal; 3 Tbsp. neutral oil, such as avocado or grapeseed; 1 (14-ounce) package plant-based andouille sausage or any plant-based sausage, or smoked tofu, sliced; 3 celery stalks, chopped; 1 yellow onion, chopped; 1 green bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and chopped; 3 cups long-grain white rice; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 Tbsp. Creole-Cajun Seasoning; 1 (14-ounce) can diced tomatoes and their liquid, or 2 cups chopped fresh tomatoes; 2 bay leaves; 3 scallions (green and white parts), sliced; ½ tsp. fine pink Himalayan salt, or to taste

Photo by Emily Dorio

This one-pot meal is adapted from my Creole grandmother's recipe. When veganizing recipes it’s really important to find ways to add tons of seasoning (and love) to your plant-based dish. For this smoky vegan jambalaya, I do include plant-based sausage, which brings a lot of that Creole nostalgia, but I also create a smoky, spicy broth so that every grain of rice is penetrated with an explosion of flavor. Toasting the rice in the pot with the vegetables first, instead of just adding it to the simmering liquid, infuses the rice with flavor and also results in fluffy, separate grains.

This recipe was excerpted from 'Unbelievably Vegan' by Charity Morgan. Buy the full book on Amazon. This plant-based jambalaya appears in our Vegan Comfort Food Meal Plan for 2023. Click through for more vegan recipe inspiration →

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