Sunday, August 22, 2010

Day 3: Recipe of the week: Jambalaya

This recipe is come from an old, discontinued Weight Watchers recipe book called Winner's Circle.  I made this about a month ago, and it was a HIT!  Enjoy!

Ingredients:
1/2 lb skinless boneless chicken breast, cut into 1/4 inch slices
1/2 lb large shrimp,peeled and deveined
2 tsp Cajun seasoning
1 Tbs olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
1 celery stalk, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup long grain white rice
4 cups low-sodioum chinken broth
1 (14 1/2 oz) can diced tomatoes
1/4 tsp dried thyme
1/2 lb smoked turkey kielbasa, cut into 1/4 inch-think slices

1.  Sprinkle the chicken and shrimp with the Cajun seasoning.  Heat the oil in a large nonstick deep skillet over medium-high heat.  Add the chicken and shrimp and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is browned and the shrimp is just opaque in the center, about 4 minutes; transfer to a bowl.

2.  Add the onion, bell peppers, celery, and garlic to the skillet.  Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until tnder, about 8 minutes.  Stir in the rice; cook 1 minute.  Add the broth, tomatoes, and thyme; bring to a boil.  Reduce the heat, and simmer, covered, until the rice is tender, about 20 minutes.  Add the chicken, shrimp, and kielbasa; cook until heated through, about 3 minutes.

per serving (1 1/2 cups): 325 Cal, 8 grm fat, 2 grm sat. fat, 0 grm trans fat, 104 mg chol, 611 mg sod, 38 grm carb, 3 grm fiber, 25 grm prot, 65 mg Calci.
Points: 7 (the 1 1/2 cups is a generous portion, I ate about a cup and was full :-))

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