Weeknight Jambalaya Recipe

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This is a great way to use up leftovers. You can mix and match any or all the meats. Feel free to leave out what you don't like and adjust the chilies and cayenne to taste. —Debra Marshall, Park Falls, Wisconsin

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Weeknight Jambalaya Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 25 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

20 25 45

Ingredients

1/4 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, cubed
3 teaspoons canola oil, divided
1/4 pound smoked turkey sausage, halved lengthwise and sliced
1/4 pound cubed fully cooked lean ham
1 large onion, chopped
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 celery rib, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped green chilies
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 cans (8 ounces each) no-salt-added tomato sauce
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained
1/3 cup water
3 tablespoons tomato paste
2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 pound cooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
3 cups hot cooked rice

Directions

In a large saucepan coated with cooking spray, brown chicken in 1-1/2 teaspoons oil. Add sausage and ham; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until browned and chicken is no longer pink. Remove and keep warm.
In the same pan, saute the onion, green pepper and celery in remaining oil until tender. Add chilies and garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the tomato sauce, tomatoes, water, tomato paste, Cajun seasoning and cayenne. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
Stir in shrimp and reserved chicken mixture; heat through. Serve with rice. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup jambalaya with 1/2 cup rice equals 286 calories, 5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 103 mg cholesterol, 815 mg sodium, 35 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 22 g protein.

Originally published as Weeknight Jambalaya in Healthy Cooking August/September 2008, p21

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Reviewed on Feb. 08, 2010 by webmom3

Very easy and Yummy! Everyone really liked it. I made it for Super Bowl yesterday, in honor of the New Orleans Saints... and will definately make it again!