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healthy jambalaya

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Nick Monfire
@HealthStrategyX
Oak ridge, NJ

My 6 year old loves this dish and likes to help cook it. HealthStrategyX.com

(1 rating)
yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 25 Min

Ingredients For healthy jambalaya

  • 2
    andouille sausages cut into 1/4 inch slices
  • 1/2 Tbsp
    extra virgin olive oil
  • 2
    ribs of celery diced
  • 1
    small onion diced
  • 1
    red bell pepper cored and seeded then diced
  • 1
    chicken breast cut into ½ inch chunks
  • 1 Tbsp
    cajun spice
  • 1/2 c
    of tomato sauce
  • 1 c
    bulgur wheat, uncooked
  • 2 1/2 c
    chicken stock
  • 8
    medium sized raw shrimp cleaned and deveined

How To Make healthy jambalaya

  • 1
    First prep you vegetables, sausage and chicken according to ingredients. Place 3 quart saucepan on a stove with medium to high heat and add the first 2 ingredients (Olive oil and sausage). Sauté about 3-5 minutes (to brown) then stir sausage with a wooden spoon briefly. Add the next 3 ingredients (celery,onion and bell pepper ) to the sausage and stir frequently for about 2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and set aside. Add the next 2ingredients (chicken and cajun spice) to the 3 quart saucepan and sauté for about 3 minutes stirring when necessary to brown chicken pieces.
  • 2
    Add the next ingredient (tomato sauce) and stir 30 seconds. Add the bowl of reserved sausage and vegetables to the chicken and stir for 30 seconds. Add the next 2 ingredients ( bulgur wheat and chicken stock) and turn burner to high and bring to a boil, reduce heat to low (11) cover pan and cook for 10 minutes then add the shrimp and stir for 20 seconds and cover pan and cook a further 5 minutes.
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