Chicken Jambalaya Recipe - Cooking Index
This New Orleans specialty is a great choice for feeding your Mardi Gras crowd. Make it in advance and reheat before your guests arrive.
Type: Chicken, Poultry1 | Cooking spray | |
= (5 one-second sprays per serving) | ||
2 1/2 oz | 71g | Raw turkey sausage - chopped |
1 oz | 28g | Onions - chopped (large) |
1 oz | 28g | Celery - stalk, chopped (medium) |
1 oz | 28g | Green peppers - chopped (small) |
1/4 teaspoon | 1.3ml | Cayenne pepper - or to taste |
1/2 teaspoon | 2.5ml | Dried thyme |
1 teaspoon | 5ml | Table salt |
1/2 teaspoon | 2.5ml | Freshly-ground black pepper |
2 teaspoons | 10ml | Garlic cloves - minced (medium) |
2 teaspoons | 10ml | Cooked skinless chicken breasts - cubed (abt 2 cups) (medium) |
28 oz | 795g | Canned whole peeled plum tomatoes - with juice |
2 cups | 474ml | Fat-free chicken broth |
1 cup | 160g / 5.6oz | Uncooked long-grain white rice |
Coat a large, nonstick saucepan with cooking spray. Over high heat, saute sausage until crispy on edges. Add onion, celery and green pepper; saute until tender.
Reduce heat and stir in cayenne, thyme, salt, pepper and garlic; saute until garlic is fragrant.
Stir in chicken, tomatoes, broth and rice. Bring to a simmer, cover and let cook until rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
This recipe yields 4 servings; about 1 1/4 cups per serving.
Points® Value: 7
Flavor Booster: Popcorn rice, a specialty of Louisiana, is a delicious substitute for long-grain rice. The rice, which has a mild nutty taste like basmati rice, is available through gourmet food stores and Internet specialty shops.
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