Low Fat Jambalaya Recipes

JAMBALAYA RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven heat olive oil over medium heat.
• Add onions, celery, and bell peppers and season with salt and pepper.
• Cook for 4 minutes, or until just tender. Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• Stir in chicken and add sweet paprika and oregano.
• Cook for 5 minutes, or until chicken is browned on all sides.
• Stir in prepared sausage and tomato paste; cook for 1 minute.
• Add chicken broth, crushed tomatoes, rice and cajun seasoning.
• Bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat to medium low and cover the pot with a lid.
• Cook for 20 minutes, or until rice is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed.
• Add the shrimp and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, or until shrimp is pink and cooked through.
• Remove from heat.
• Garnish with sliced green onions and dried parsley.
• Serve.

LOW CARB JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil and butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and andouille sausage and cook and stir until the onion starts to brown, about 10 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Mix in crushed tomatoes, green bell peppers, zucchinis, Cajun seasoning, hot sauce, and chicken broth; bring mixture to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook uncovered until the liquid cooks off and the mixture is thick, about 15 minutes. Stir in chicken and shrimp and simmer until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes.

LOW FAT JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet and saute the onions, green pepper, celery& garlic.
• Cook until the veggies start to soften about 4 minutes Add kielbasa, cook 2 minutes.
• Add all the remaining ingredients except scallops& parsley.
• Bring to a boil, simmer for 15 minutes.
• Stir occasionally or until the rice is cooked.
• Stir in the scallops& parsley cook for a further 3-5 minutes Do not overcook the scallops.

PRAWN JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large, deep frying pan. Add the onion and celery, and fry for 5 mins to soften. Add the rice and spices, and pour in the tomatoes with just under 1 can of water. Stir in the bouillon powder, pepper, garlic and thyme.
• Cover the pan with a lid and simmer for 30 mins until the rice is tender and almost all the liquid has been absorbed. Stir in the prawns and parsley, cook briefly to heat through, then serve.