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Skinny Jambalaya

November 21, 2013 by Maggie Jones 7 Comments

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This isn’t your traditional Jambalaya but, to me, it’s so much better.  It’s loaded with flavorful vegetables so small amounts of meat and rice are plenty to round it out.  Brown rice makes this even healthier and a mix of Cajun spices makes it irresistible.

I usually have a chicken breast and bag of shrimp in the freezer so, as long as I pick up a little sausage at the market this is a breeze to throw together after a long day of work.  As tasty as it is, the leftovers might be even better.  I remember once I had to leave for a work trip the day after making this and was so jealous that Brad would get all the leftovers.  Petty, yes, but this is a darn good recipe.

I found a great lean turkey spicy Italian raw sausage at the market but low-fat chicken sausage will do.  I’ve even made this with sweet sausage and it’s still great – just kick up the spices as needed to compensate.

Adjust the seasoning to taste.  This recipe is about as spicy as I can handle it but my husband always adds hot sauce.

Skinny Jambalaya

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 55 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes

Yield: 5 servings

Calories per serving: 370

Fat per serving: 8.6g

Skinny Jambalaya

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • Cajun seasoning, to taste
  • 8 oz boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 in. cubes
  • 8 oz lean turkey sausage, cut into 1 in. cubes
  • 1 c onion, diced
  • 2 ribs celery, diced
  • 1 green bell pepper, diced
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
  • 1 medium zucchini, diced
  • 4-5 clovesgarlic
  • 3/4 c brown rice
  • 1 15-oz can no salt added tomatoes
  • 1 c low-sodium, fat-free chicken broth
  • 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 8 oz shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 2 tbs parsley, optional
  • 2 tbs green onions, optional

Instructions

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.

Toss chicken cubes with Cajun seasoning and saute, stirring occasionally, until brown, about 5-6 minutes. Remove to a plate.

Saute sausage until brown, about 6-8 minutes and remove to a plate.

Reduce heat to medium and add onion, peppers, and celery to the pan. Saute for about 5 minutes and add zucchini. Continue cooking, stirring, until onion is translucent.

Add garlic and rice. Saute until rice is opaque and begins to brown.

Add tomatoes, broth, Worcestershire sauce, and spices. Bring to a boil, reduce to simmer, cover and cook until rice is tender, about 30-40 minutes depending on the type of rice.

Uncover and add chicken, sausage, and shrimp. Cook until shrimp are opaque, chicken and sausage are warmed through, and any excess liquid has boiled out.

Stir in parsley and green onions. Serve.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 370 ; Fat: 8.6 g; Saturated Fat: 1.5 g; Trans Fat: 0.0 g; Cholesterol: 138 mg; Sodium: 490 mg; Total Carbohydrate: 37.1 g; Dietary Fiber: 4.1 g; Sugars: 9.9 g; Protein: 34.7 g; Points: 7 ; Points Plus: 9 ;

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Comments

  1. Kelly Rock says

    January 2, 2016 at 9:50 am

    This was awesome!!! Thank you!

    Reply
  2. Shan says

    October 13, 2016 at 5:12 am

    I’ve cook this several times since I found this receipe . Super easy and delicious.

    Reply
  3. Kelly R. says

    January 8, 2017 at 4:08 pm

    This recipe is great…but it never says when to re-add the chicken and sausage?

    Reply
    • Maggie Jones says

      January 9, 2017 at 9:42 am

      How embarrassing! Thank you so much for catching! I updated the recipe to show that the chicken and sausage should be added with the shrimp at the end. Thanks again!

      Reply
  4. Tee says

    June 23, 2017 at 6:33 pm

    Tasty. Great spice and chunks of chicken, sausage and shrimp. Had difficulty with rice cooking. Would rather have just cooked rice in chicken broth separately and added later.

    Reply
  5. Joan jenn says

    March 10, 2018 at 8:18 am

    Any idea how many smart points?
    I get 2

    Reply

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