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Blackened Tilapia with Jambalaya-Style Rice & Green Onion Remoulade

🍝 dinner·⏱ 50 min·4 servings

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 4 pieces tilapia fillets
  • 2 tbsp cajun seasoning
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 ½ cups long grain rice
  • 3 cups chicken broth
  • 8 oz andouille sausage
  • 1 medium bell pepper
  • 2 stalks celery
  • 1 medium onion
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 3 stalks green onions
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp hot sauce
  • 1 clove garlic

How to Make It

  1. 1Heat a large skillet over medium heat.
  2. 2Cook sliced sausage until browned, then remove and set aside.
  3. 3In the same pan, sauté onion, bell pepper, and celery until softened, about 5 minutes.
  4. 4Add garlic, tomato paste, and paprika, cooking for 1–2 minutes until fragrant.
  5. 5Stir in rice and toast lightly for 1 minute.
  6. 6Add chicken broth and cooked sausage.
  7. 7Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 18–20 minutes until rice is tender.
  8. 8While rice cooks, mix mayonnaise, green onions, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, hot sauce, and garlic to make the remoulade.
  9. 9Refrigerate until ready to serve.
  10. 10Pat tilapia dry and coat evenly with Cajun seasoning.
  11. 11Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
  12. 12Cook tilapia for 3–4 minutes per side until blackened and flaky.
  13. 13Fluff the rice pilaf and adjust seasoning if needed.
  14. 14Serve tilapia over jambalaya pilaf and drizzle with green onion remoulade.