Short-Cut Jambalaya
This Cajun-style Jambalaya is SO flavorful and uses some short-cut ingredients to make for a delicious & easy meal!
Servings 8
Calories 275kcal
Ingredients
- 16 oz Frozen Bag of Peppers & Onions
- 1 Pound Cooked Shrimp
- 14.5 oz Can of Diced Tomatoes
- 5 Sliced Chicken Sausage Links 12 oz package
- 1 1/2 Tbs Cajun Seasoning
- 1 Carton Trader Joe's Roasted Tomato & Red Pepper Soup 32 oz
- Rice Brown Rice, Right Rice & Cauliflower Rice on the Side for serving
Instructions
- Remove tails from cooked shrimp.
- Heat frozen peppers and onions in pot with 1/2 cup soup.
- Once peppers and onions are warmed, add remaining soup carton, can of tomatoes and seasoning.
- While jambalaya is heating up, microwave bags of cauliflower rice. When done, season with salt and pepper. Set aside to serve with jambalaya.
- In a small pot, heat water and make Right Rice (or brown rice) to serve with jambalaya. Or heat bag of frozen cauliflower rice in the microwave.
- When Jambalaya comes to a boil, add sliced chicken sausage and shrimp. Stir often until heated thoroughly.
- Enjoy jambalaya on top of your choice of rice!
Notes
- Choose your favorite rice: Brown Rice, Cauliflower Rice or Right Rice (chickpea-based)
- Traditionally, pork Andouille sausage is used for Jambalaya. In our recipe, we substituted the pork sausage for chicken sausage to cut back on saturated fat and calories.
- This is a short-cut recipe because it uses:
- Already sliced peppers and onions
- Canned tomatoes
- Pre-cooked shrimp
- Pre-cooked chicken sausage
- Soup base
- Cajun seasoning blend