Brown Rice-Shrimp Jambalaya

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Photo: Karry Hosford
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6 servings (serving size: about 1 2/3 cups)
March 2002
RECIPE BY Cooking Light

"I moved to the South three years ago from New England and tried the first jambalaya recipe I read. It called for 1/4 cup bacon drippings and loads of cayenne pepper. Gradually, I devised my own recipe. It's my favorite way to pass off brown rice to my husband, who is a white-rice connoisseur. Non-seafood lovers can substitute cubed and browned chicken breast for the shrimp." -CL Reader

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons canola oil
  • 2 cups finely chopped yellow onion
  • 3/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
  • 1/2 cup finely diced ham
  • 1/2 cup chopped celery
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 teaspoons dried parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 (10-ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chiles, undrained
  • 4 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 1/2 cups uncooked long-grain brown rice
  • 1 1/2 pounds medium shrimp, peeled and deveined

Nutritional Information

  • Calories 393
  • Caloriesfromfat 13%
  • Fat 5.6g
  • Satfat 1g
  • Monofat 2g
  • Polyfat 1.8g
  • Protein 33.4g
  • Carbohydrate 50.8g
  • Fiber 4.9g
  • Cholesterol 178mg
  • Iron 5mg
  • Sodium 940mg
  • Calcium 127mg

How to Make It

Step 1

Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion, bell pepper, ham, and celery; sauté 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Add garlic; sauté 2 minutes.

Step 2

Stir in parsley and next 4 ingredients (parsley through tomatoes and green chiles). Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes. Add broth and rice; cover and simmer 30 minutes or until rice is tender. Add shrimp; cook 4 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

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Ratings & Reviews

mandofan's Review

mandofan
October 15, 2012
Excellent! This really does make a lot. Also, I added some cayenne and oregano.

tnotestine680's Review

HiloFoodie
January 02, 2012
Was pretty good, needed something so i added Cajun seasoning. Worth making again.

ttwood's Review

tnotestine680
June 13, 2011
I followed the recipe exactly but my rice was crunchy too! I had to end up cooking it longer but other than that the dish had good flavor and was really very good! Thanks you :)

HiloFoodie's Review

ttwood
April 15, 2011
This was good - I had to cook the dish an hour longer than stated to get the rice fully cooked and less soupy. I was using short grain though. I sub'd fresh herbs for the dried and added andouille sausage. A make again. Also a pleaser for my white rice loving family.