sparky75's picture
sparky75
  • 22
3033

+ 4 jambalaya

ad

love it

34 grams protein, 13 grams fat and 17 grams carbs per serving

INGREDIENTS
Ingredients for 5 servings:

3 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced (1.5 tablespoon minced garlic)
1 cup diced red onion
1lb chicken breast, cut into chunks
8oz smoked turkey sausage, cut into chunks
8oz jumbo raw shrimp (peeled, deveined)
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
1 cup cherry tomatoes sliced in quarters (about 8-10 tomatoes)
8oz tomato sauce (no salt if available)
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1 1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
2 bay leaves
2 cups raw cauliflower rice (you can purchase this already made or make your own – see my note below)
Seasonings
sea salt to taste
black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon Simple Truth dried oregano
1 tablespoon Simple Truth thyme
1 tablespoon Private Selection smoked paprika
1 teaspoon Simple Truth cayenne pepper
Garnish
Green onions, thinly sliced
STEPS
Prepare the cauliflower rice by placing raw cauliflower florets in a food processor or blender. Pulse blend until the cauliflower has a rice-like texture. Careful not to over do it so that the cauliflower becomes minced.
Pro-tip: Cauliflower has a LOT of water and often times it can make recipes “soupy.” Empty the cauliflower contents onto a cheesecloth and wrap it up like a ball. Squeeze the ball of cauliflower in order to get out all of the water. Once you squeeze out the most amount of water as possible, empty the contents onto another dry piece of cheesecloth and repeat. After squeezing the second time, I like to spread the cauliflower out on a paper towel and let it air dry for at least 20 minutes so that it can be as dry as possible.
Set a large nonstick skillet on medium high heat and add olive oil, garlic and red onions. Cook for about 2 to 3 minutes, allowing the onion to brown. Be careful not to let the garlic burn.
Add the chicken and turkey sausage and cook until the outside of the chicken is no longer pink, about 6 to 8 minutes
Add bell pepper, celery and cherry tomatoes. Stir. Then, add tomato sauce and the seasonings. Stir and cook for about 5 to 7 minutes.
Fold in the cauliflower rice and the raw shrimp. Cook for about 3 to 5 minutes.
Pour in the chicken broth, tomato paste and the bay leaves. Add a few pinches of sea salt and pepper, then stir it up. Reduce the heat to medium and cover. Cook for 15 to 20 minutes.
Uncover, then remove the skillet from the heat, stir it up and allow the jambalaya to “breathe” and thicken. Season to taste with sea salt and pepper, then garnish with green onions.
Approximate macros for 1 of 5 servings:

JARHEAD2's picture

Sounds great, but YOU GOTTA HAVE THE RICE brotha!! It’s worth it Smile

sparky75's picture

Add a layer of rice under, yes sir.....yummy

cajunfire's picture

+1 ....for being morally correct. He's going to have to go to confession for that!! Lol

Cajun

cajunfire's picture

I like to hit the floor when I saw rice cauliflower..... in a jambalaya? It's not a jambalaya if it doesn't have rice!

Sure it's healthy, but not "Cajun" by any means. Sounds like a good recipe though, thanks for posting.

Cajun

sparky75's picture

My favorite Cajun Jambalaya is at the Cheesecake Factory.....Yummmmmy!

Sam I Am's picture

This one is much healthier. Should be ok Pales pickled eggs damn near killed me..

Owes a Review × 1
sparky75's picture

lol....Pickled eggs!!! Bad eggs are not good....

Sam I Am's picture

I love Cajun. +1

Owes a Review × 1
333's picture

Never had this before sounds good