THE BOHO BLONDE // JAMBALAYA BOWL

Sundays are for meal preppin’ and snugglin’ up on the couch with my hubby. Tonight we created a cleaned up version of jambalaya! It was super easy, only two pots and the end result was delicious! It's also fixed approved for those doing the 21 Day Fix. I can’t wait to share this post with my Motivated Mavens this evening! It's a winner!

Here's what you'll need:

1/2 package of brown rice, 4oz total, cooked (we purchased ours at Aldi’s -- the Fit & Active brand)

1/2 cup of quinoa (cooked to package instructions)

4 red containers protein of choice: chopped chicken, nitrate free andouille sausage, shrimp

1/2 can of black beans 

2 green containers of peppers (red, green or yellow will work)

1 stalk of organic celery 

2 cans fire roasted diced tomatoes (16oz each)

1 medium onion chopped

4 garlic cloves, minced 

4 dashes of hot sauce of choice (we LOVE this Chipotle tabasco!) 

2 tbsp. Cajun seasoning (Mr. Dash has a great non-salt one found here) 

1/2 cup of low sodium chicken stock

SPICES:

2 tsp. of each of the following:

+ garlic powder

+ onion powder

+ paprika

+ dried thyme

+ black pepper

½ tsp. sea salt

½ tsp of cayenne pepper

Additions:

Avocado for toppings!

INSCTRUCTIONS - 

Find a large sauté pan. Add a little olive oil to the bottom of the pan and sauté up your chopped onion, peppers and garlic. 

Once they are done, add your proteins. Let them cook up over medium to high heat. We added them in this order >> chicken >> sausage >> shrimp (the shrimp will cook up very quickly that’s why we added last!) You can add a little chicken stock to break up the proteins from sticking to the bottom of the pan

Add all of your seasonings now.

Add the canned tomatoes into the pan and allow the tomatoes to heat through. Stir everything together and let simmer. 

Cook the rice and quinoa according to package instructions, then add it to the pan and stir again. **Here’s a tip for having delicious rice... we use chicken stock instead of water, it adds more flavor to each bite!**

Let everything cook together for 10-15 minutes, be sure to stir the pan so the rice doesn’t stick to the bottom. 

Add more hot sauce to taste. 

Top with avocado, 1 BLUE container total

Use a GREEN container (or 1 cup) to scoop out each portion.
One portion = 1 yellow, 1 red, 1 green, 1 blue if you add avocado!

This recipe makes about 4 to 5 servings total...plenty for leftovers!

Interested in joining the Motivated Mavens for the next 21 day fix challenge group? Click here to JOIN the group! I look forward to meeting you!

xo, The Bohemian Blonde