I was going to use Zatarain's Jambalaya Mix since it already comes with the spices and then add in some seasoned chicken, sausage, celery, onions, and maybe shrimp. Any other tips out there for making this better?

In need of a tasty but easy to cook jampalaya recipe for a date. I will also need to fix it in a crock pot (I heard jambalaya takes 8 hours to fix) unless it can be done in 3 or less. Please help!

Thanks!

Someone said that whether or not there are tomatoes in the jambalaya determines whether it's Cajun or Creole. Which is which?