February 21, 2012

Happy Fat Tuesday!

I LOVE a good holiday! (especially one highlighting swingin music and delicious food!)  So, dawn your beads, play some zydeco (cajun music), and eat some jambalaya! 

In honor of one of my favorite holidays see the recipe posted below. 
It serves 7 with the following nutritional info per serving:  418 cal, 10.8g fat, 49.7g carb, 2.9g fiber, 24.2g protein

JAMBALAYA (serves 7)
24 med Shrimp
8 oz Andouille Sausage (cajun/lousiana style sausage)
8 oz Chicken
1 TBS Creole/Louisiana Seasoning
1 TBS Oil
1 sm Onion
1 sm Green Pepper
3 Stalks Celery
3 Cloves Garlic
2 Med Tomatoes
5 Bay Leaves
2 tsp Worcestershire
1-2 tsp Hot Sauce
2 C Med Grain Rice
3 C Chicken Stock
2 tsp Salt

Mix Chicken with 2 tsp Cajun Seasoning, mix shrimp with 1 tsp Cajun Seasoning, set aside.  Preheat oven to 400.  In a large pot/dutch oven saute onion, pepper, celery for 3 mins.  Add Garlic and tomatoes and cook for 2 mins.  Add rice and chicken and saute slightly.  Add the remaining ingredients (except for the shrimp) and bring to a boil.  Cover pot and put in oven for 20 mins.  Stir and add shrimp, turn oven off and let sit 10 mins.  Remove bay leaves before serving.

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