How to Use jambalaya in a Sentence
jambalaya
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One of my newer ones, the Chili Chile, makes a great jambalaya.
—Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 May 2022
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Even with the tomatoes, this is a brown jambalaya, LaFleur notes.
—Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 18 June 2017
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The jambalaya was well-seasoned and the chicken was crisp.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 29 June 2023
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Now, pass the powdered sugar and the jambalaya, please.
—Paul Oswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2018
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Brown even has a kosher version of gumbo and jambalaya, made with all-beef sausage.
—Todd A. Price, NOLA.com, 18 Dec. 2017
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My jambalaya was a special for the evening, and a small portion, mostly rice.
—Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 12 July 2017
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Sides, including smoked duck jambalaya and a crisp coleslaw, are all made in-house.
—Houston Chronicle, 10 May 2018
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On the menu is crawfish, potatoes, corn and sausage for $35 per pound and jambalaya with chicken or sausage for $28 per quart.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2023
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For easy meals, try one-pot rice and beans, Cuban rice with chicken or this easy jambalaya with chicken and sausage.
—Jennifer McClellan, USA TODAY, 2 June 2022
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If Pinkerton only sold that jambalaya and charged twice as much, his place would still draw lines.
—Andy Staples, SI.com, 9 July 2018
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One of the zydeco bands cooked jambalaya in a slow cooker.
—Robert Cadwallader, star-telegram.com, 17 May 2017
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Hush puppies, bites of mild boudin sausage, jambalaya spheres, okra, softshell crab — all of them wore crunchy armor of just the right weight.
—Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 12 Dec. 2019
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Deeply caramelizing the meats is the secret to success with this spicy, one-pot Cajun jambalaya.
—Southern Kitchen, USA TODAY, 1 June 2022
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Look for dishes like crawfish boil, jambalaya, fried gator and etouffe.
—Kellie Hwang, azcentral, 5 Apr. 2018
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Brick-oven pizza, jambalaya, and nachos are among the favorite foods.
—Jeff Milo, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2018
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As a result, fest-goers can sample the likes of brat pizza, brat eggrolls, brat tacos, brat corndogs, brat on a stick and brat jambalaya, to name a few.
—Nancy Stohs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2018
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And for the main course, turn up the heat with the cajun jambalaya pasta made with shrimp and chicken sautéed with onions, tomatoes, and peppers on top of linguini.
—Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2020
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But the sleeper hit is the chicken perlo, a jambalaya-like rice dish with sausage that’s the pride of Georgetown County, South Carolina.
—Bon Appetit, 1 Aug. 2017
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The duck jambalaya featured huge chunks of duck breast that combined beautifully with the sausage and crawfish.
—Andy Staples, SI.com, 30 June 2017
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In the evening, the Trumps will host their first state dinner, featuring rack of spring lamb and Carolina gold rice jambalaya cooked New Orleans style.
—Peter Baker and Julie Hirschfeld Davis, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Apr. 2018
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Or immerse yourself in gumbo, beignets, and jambalaya with a $99 one-way flight from LaGuardia to New Orleans.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2019
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A food vendor will offer grilled chicken, jambalaya and red beans and rice and more, Rogers said, and LulaRoe will be there and a cupcake vendor, too.
—Katie V. Jones, Laurel Leader, 12 July 2017
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My mom got to cook her famous jambalaya, and everyone called her Mamalaya.
—BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2021
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Beer, a hot dog, jambalaya and a vodka snowball are included in ticket price.
—Ann Maloney, nola.com, 3 June 2019
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Oysters, jambalaya and hurricane cocktails are on the menu at Dawson’s on Main.
—Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 6 Feb. 2018
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The health department said food purchased from the fundraiser -- including side dishes that could have had contact with the jambalaya -- should be thrown away.
—Joe Sutton, CNN, 23 Oct. 2017
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Cajun and Creole sausage. Smoked meat jambalaya and gumbo.
—Brett Anderson, NOLA.com, 23 May 2017
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Health officials are also testing samples of the jambalaya blamed for the outbreak.
—Laura McKnight, NOLA.com, 23 Oct. 2017
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Visit the French Quarter Food Court for jambalaya, alligator, po' boys and beignets.
—April Orcutt, latimes.com, 6 May 2018
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The kitchen provides ham and brisket on the carving station, collard greens, macaroni and cheese, jambalaya, biscuits and cream gravy, sweet cornbread muffins and a dessert buffet.
—Anne Valdespino, Orange County Register, 4 May 2017
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