Chicken and Shrimp Jambalaya Recipe
This is one of my husband's favorites, and he's a picky eater, so you know it's good! Some folks are surprised how well chicken and shrimp complement each other.
Diabetic Exchange
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min.
Cook: 25 min.
MAKES: 2 servings
Ingredients
1 small onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 pound fully cooked Johnsonville® Smoked Sausage, cut into 1/2-inch slices
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup canned diced tomatoes with juice
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1 bay leaf
1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
Dash cayenne
1/4 cup uncooked long grain rice
1/2 cup cubed cooked chicken breast
1/4 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
Directions
In a skillet, saute onion and garlic in butter until crisp-tender. Add the sausage, broth, tomatoes, green pepper, bay leaf, thyme and cayenne. Bring to a boil; add rice. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Add chicken and shrimp; cook 5-10 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink and rice is tender. Discard bay leaf before serving. Yield: 2 servings.
Nutritional Facts
One 1-1/4 cup serving (prepared with turkey sausage) equals 386 calories, 12 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 158 mg cholesterol, 986 mg sodium, 34 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 33 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 2 starch, 1-1/2 fat, 1 vegetable.
Originally published as Chicken Jambalaya in Cooking for One or Two Cookbook 2003, p170
This is one of my husband's favorites, and he's a picky eater, so you know it's good! Some folks are surprised how well chicken and shrimp complement each other.
Diabetic Exchange
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min.
Cook: 25 min.
MAKES: 2 servings
Ingredients
1 small onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 pound fully cooked Johnsonville® Smoked Sausage, cut into 1/2-inch slices
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup canned diced tomatoes with juice
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1 bay leaf
1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
Dash cayenne
1/4 cup uncooked long grain rice
1/2 cup cubed cooked chicken breast
1/4 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
Directions
In a skillet, saute onion and garlic in butter until crisp-tender. Add the sausage, broth, tomatoes, green pepper, bay leaf, thyme and cayenne. Bring to a boil; add rice. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Add chicken and shrimp; cook 5-10 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink and rice is tender. Discard bay leaf before serving. Yield: 2 servings.
Nutritional Facts
One 1-1/4 cup serving (prepared with turkey sausage) equals 386 calories, 12 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 158 mg cholesterol, 986 mg sodium, 34 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 33 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 2 starch, 1-1/2 fat, 1 vegetable.
Originally published as Chicken Jambalaya in Cooking for One or Two Cookbook 2003, p170
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