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Favorite Jambalaya Recipe

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This zesty jambalaya from our test kitchen trumps most ready-made jambalaya mixes. Not only does our recipe include fresh vegetables, but we also use no-salt-added diced tomatoes and our own seasonings to boost flavor.

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Favorite Jambalaya Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 25 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

20 25 45

Ingredients

1/2 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
1/4 pound smoked turkey sausage, halved lengthwise and sliced
1 large onion, chopped
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 celery rib, chopped
1 tablespoon canola oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
3 cups hot cooked brown rice

Directions

In a nonstick Dutch oven, saute the chicken, sausage, onion, green pepper and celery in oil until chicken is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the tomatoes, bay leaf, Cajun seasoning, thyme, cayenne and pepper.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Add shrimp; cook 5-6 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink. Discard bay leaf. Serve with rice. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup jambalaya with 1/2 cup rice equals 302 calories, 6 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 125 mg cholesterol, 450 mg sodium, 34 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 27 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 1 starch.

Originally published as Jambalaya in Healthy Cooking February/March 2011, p41

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Reviewed on Oct. 11, 2011 by msdaisey

really like it...will make again

Reviewed on Mar. 13, 2011 by dezzie0807

I added some light butter to the rice and some pamesean cheese to the Jambalaya and this made a huge difference! Before that it was a little bland. Tobasco goes well also if you like a little spice.