Breakfast jambalaya topped with fried egg and avocado= better than avocado toast. There, we said it. Super easy, quick, and delicious!
We know what you’re thinking… “Wait, what?! Jambalaya for breakfast?” YES, because we said so.
Also because: easiest recipe in the world, requires no effort on your part, costs less than $10 to make, requires 6 ingredients, is highly customizable, and is a great way to “spice” up your boring breakfast routine… get it? we said spice… and it’s a cajun-themed dish…… so please laugh at our joke now
Breakfast Jambalaya with Fried Egg and Avocado:
Now before anyone gets all crazy on me, I would just like to go on the record and say: Yes, I know this is not LEGIT jambalaya by any stretch of the imagination, and also please don’t sue me.
I love making an authentic jambalaya, with the full array of traditional ingredients and all the fixins. BUT that process sometimes takes a special kind of patience not readily found within me; lest of all in the morning, and before coffee, and just, NO.
This simple breakfast jambalaya was a super fun and random experiment gone right, and I love that it can jazz up your (possibly repetitive?) breakfast routine.
Especially if you experience the real-life version of the movie, “Groundhog’s Day” like myself every morning, and find yourself more often than not eating the same booooring-ass eggs and bland ol’ turkey sausage, literally every. damn. morning.
My man is a creature of habit, and that’s the breakfast that makes him happy. I like to make him happy. So the breakfast cycle continues; bless his soul and his (LAME) food-intake criteria.
Lucky for him I’m always looking for fun ways to try something new and, oh ya know, NOT EAT AFOREMENTIONED BORING EGGS AND BLAND TURKEY FOR BREAKFAST ERRR’YYYYY DAMN DAY OF MY WHOLE LIFE UNTIL I JUST KEEL OVER AND DIE FROM THE BOREDOM OF MY TASTE BUDS AND/OR OLD AGE WHICHEVER COMES FIRST!
No, I’m not angry at all. Why on earth would you ask me that? Fortunately, he loved this breakfast jambalaya, and has since requested it many times over. Victory!
Here are the ingredients you will need. (Note: We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.)
- 1 package Jambalaya Rice mix (we like Zatarain’s or Tony Chachere’s)
- 1 package Aidells Cajun Style Andouille Sausage, sliced into 1/2″ rounds
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 Egg (per person eating)
- 1 Avocado, sliced
- 1 tsp Cajun Seasoning
- Olive Oil, Butter, or Ghee (to fry egg with)
- OPTIONAL: Hot Sauce, such as Tapatio or Cholula
If you do have some spare time in your morning, then feel free to play around with this recipe! We mentioned that it was highly-customizable and we mean that!
You could definitely beef this breakfast jambalaya up into something a bit more ‘authentic’, upgrading it with shrimp, ham, diced chicken, diced tomatoes, bell peppers in every color, sliced onion…. the list goes on. BUT, if you are pressed for time and just want a fun new breakfast recipe on the table (and quickly), this yummy breakfast jambalaya recipe is more than enough “as-is”!
Again, THIS REQUIRES NO CULINARY SKILL WHATSOEVER. Cool, huh? This fits into a category we like to call “Lazy Recipes.” And let’s be honest… this is reeeeeeeeally lazy ‘jambalaya’, but it tastes reeeeeeally super good too, so that’s that. We would love for you to give this easy jambalaya recipe a try for breakfast, and please let us know what you think of it! Leave us a comment or tag us in your photos if you have made this dish for yourself! #wifeychef
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Breakfast Jambalaya with Fried Egg and Avocado
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Description
- Breakfast jambalaya topped with fried egg and avocado= better than avocado toast. There, we said it!
Ingredients
- 1 package Jambalaya Rice mix (we like Tony Chachere’s or Zatarains)
- 1 package Aidell’s Cajun Style Andouille Sausage, sliced into 1/2” rounds
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 Egg (per person eating)
- 1 Avocado, sliced
- 1 tsp Cajun Seasoning (i.e. McCormick Cajun seasoning or Weber N’Orleans Cajun)
- Olive Oil, Butter, or Ghee (to fry egg with)
- OPTIONAL: Hot Sauce, such as Tapatio or Tabasco
Instructions
- Prepare the jambalaya rice according to directions, adding the sliced sausage, diced bell pepper, and cajun seasoning to the pan just as the water begins to boil. (Optional: if you are a hot sauce lover, add a few good dashes of hot sauce now.)
- Remove jambalaya rice from heat once time is up, and let rest for 5 more minutes before fluffing with a fork.
- While the jambalaya rice rests, heat up a small non-stick skillet over medium-high heat (1-2 minutes). Add a glug of olive oil (or butter, or ghee) to the pan. Make sure pan is good and HOT before adding the egg (oil should be just beginning to smoke, about 30 seconds).
- Add the egg, reduce heat to medium, and cook until egg white has become slightly firm and yolk is beginning to set. Take a spatula, gently flip the egg, and cook for another 30-60 seconds. Remove egg from heat.
- Fluff the rice, throw the fried egg on top, add some sliced avocado, add a few more dashes of hot sauce (if you’re into that sort of thing), and ENJOY!
Notes
- The Aidell’s Cajun Sausage comes pre-cooked. If you substitute with another brand or flavor of sausage, make sure it is also pre-cooked so that all recipe times and instructions stay the same!
- This recipe is highly-customizable. You can also add any of the following to create your own breakfast jambalaya mashup: diced tomato, corn, celery, onion, rotisserie chicken, ham, bacon, etc. The sky is the limit here!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Method: Stovetop
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
What do you think?! Leave us a comment!! If this one isn’t your thing, check out our other recipes here. But we sure do hope you enjoy our yummy little invention: breakfast jambalaya with fried egg and avocado!
Ahhh! What a clever idea. This looks amazing! I am going to give it a try this weekend! I will report back.
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What a great and easy recipe! Kudos to you. Interestingly, I fry leftover jambalaya in a buttered pan and serve it up with eggs. Frying the jambalaya in a little butter is a taste sensation.
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Thank you so much!!! See- we are kindred spirits here w/ our love for jambalaya with an egg or 2!
Ooooh, that sounds so great, buttery jambalaya.
….And now I’m craving jambalaya. I know EXACTLY what I’m making this weekend, and EXACTLY what I’m doing with the leftovers! Thank you!! 🙂