Low Carb Jambalaya

Description

A jambalaya for the low-carb and paleo crowd. It’s rice free, with extra veggies to make up the volume. Just as delicious and flavorful as traditional jambalaya, without the insulin spike!

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 2 andouille sausage, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/4-inch half-moons
  • 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 (14 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 3 green bell peppers, seeded and diced
  • 2 zucchinis, diced
  • 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce, or to taste
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 pound chicken breast, cooked, cooled, and chopped
  • 1 pound cooked, peeled, and deveined shrimp

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil and butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and andouille sausage and cook and stir until the onion starts to brown
  2. about 10 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant
  3. 1 to 2 minutes.
  4. Mix in crushed tomatoes
  5. green bell peppers
  6. zucchinis
  7. Cajun seasoning
  8. hot sauce
  9. and chicken broth; bring mixture to a boil
  10. reduce to a simmer
  11. and cook uncovered until the liquid cooks off and the mixture is thick
  12. about 15 minutes. Stir in chicken and shrimp and simmer until heated through
  13. 1 to 2 minutes.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 6

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