What's for Dinner? Hearty Jambalaya

Photo taken by Laura Henry

We had Hearty Jambalaya, taken from our Taste of Home cookbook, last week.  This was another good and easy recipe.  It is a spicy dish so keep that in mind.  Steve made some spanish rice to go with it and man, was it spicy.  I made some white rice to pair it with for lunch the next day and that tamed the spicy factor some.

• Prep: 25 min. Cook: 10 min.
• Yield: 8 Servings 10 35

Photo by: Taste of Home

Ingredients

• 1 pound smoked kielbasa or Polish sausage, cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
• 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• Hot cooked rice, optional

Directions

Photo taken by Laura Henry

• In a Dutch oven, saute the sausage, chicken, onion, celery, green pepper and garlic in butter until chicken is browned. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 6-8 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.
• Stir in shrimp; cover and simmer for 4 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Serve over rice if desired; or cool, cover and freeze for up to 2 months. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: 1 cup (prepared with turkey sausage and reduced-fat butter; calculated without rice) equals 220 calories, 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 101 mg cholesterol, 675 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 24 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 starch.
  
 

Photo taken by Laura Henry

I will upload my pictures later.  I have to get them off my camera.

Doesn't this look yummy?  It was and is a keeper.

I am getting a lot of use out of my new cookbook, Thanks Mom!