Skinny Jambalaya
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breast cooked and shredded
- 2 lb turkey smoked sausage I like Hillshire Farm
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup celery diced
- 1/2 cup carrots diced
- 1 bell pepper diced
- 1 sweet onion diced
- 1 jalapeno diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 3 tbsp creole seasoning
- 2.5 cups chicken broth
- 16 oz tomato sauce
- 14 oz diced tomatoes drained
- 1/2 tsp ground thyme
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- rice for serving
Instructions
- heat olive oil in a large dutch oven then saute onions until translucent
- add garlic and cook for ~1 minute until garlic is aromatic
- add celery, carrots and peppers and season with salt and pepper
- when veggies tender, add in meats and season with creole seasoning
- add chicken broth, tomatoes, thyme, cayenne and bay leaves and stir well
- once mixture is boiling, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes
- if necessary, add more salt, pepper and/or creole seasoning to taste
- serve with rice
Notes
For creole seasoning, I like to use John Besh's recipe