Jambalaya Recipe for the Cajun Jambalaya – a spicy rice dish with sausage, chicken, scampi and vegetables Jambalaya is probably the most famous dish of Cajun cuisine, which originated in the area around Louisiana by mixing up different cooking cultures (French, Caribbean, Spanish, African). Jambalaya is very spicy and there are existing many variations which all have rice as a base, mixed with vegetables, seafood, smoked sausage (andouille), chicken and chili peppers. Basically, it is the Creole response to the Spanish paella. Ingredients (for 4 persons) 2 chicken breast fillets 12 whole scampi 150 g of Andouille, Chorizo, Kolbasz or