Chicken and Shrimp Jambalaya
The three-pepper Homemade Salt-Free Cajun Seasoning adds lots of fiery flavor to this slow-cooker jambalaya recipe.
Prep Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
4 hrs 45 mins
Servings:
8 (1 1/2-cup) servings
Ingredients
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2 cups thinly sliced celery
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2 cups chopped onion
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1 14 1/2-ounce can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained
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1 14-ounce can reduced-sodium chicken broth
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1/2 of a 6-ounce can (1/3 cup) no-salt-added tomato paste
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1 recipe Homemade Salt-Free Cajun Seasoning (below) or 1 1/2 teaspoons purchased salt-free Cajun seasoning
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2 cloves garlic, minced
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves or thighs, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
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1 1/2 cups quick-cooking brown rice
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3/4 cup chopped green, red, and/or yellow sweet pepper
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8 ounces cooked, peeled and deveined shrimp*
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2 tablespoons snipped fresh parsley
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Celery leaves (optional)
Directions
1.
In a 3 1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker, stir together celery, onion, undrained tomatoes, broth, tomato paste, Homemade Salt-Free Cajun Seasoning, garlic, and salt. Stir in chicken.
2.
Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 hours or on high-heat setting for 2 1/4 to 2 3/4 hours.
3.
If using low-heat setting, turn to high-heat setting. Stir in uncooked rice and sweet pepper. Cover and cook about 30 minutes or until most of the liquid is absorbed and rice is tender. Stir in shrimp and parsley. If desired, garnish individual servings with celery leaves. Makes 8 (1 1/2-cup) servings.
Homemade Salt-Free Cajun Seasoning
In a small bowl, stir together 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon onion powder, 1/4 teaspoon paprika, 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, and 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper.
Test Kitchen Tip
If desired, leave the tails on the shrimp.
Nutrition information
Calories 211, Total Fat 2 g, Saturated Fat 0 g, Cholesterol 88 mg, Sodium 415 mg, Carbohydrate 26 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 23 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 0%, Iron 0%. Exchanges: Vegetable 1.5, Starch 1.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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