Crock Pot Jambalaya

Here’s one you can start in the morning, simmer on low all day, come home, add your fresh shrimp and by the time the table is set, dinner is done for 4 people.  I would serve this over cauliflower “rice”(In the freezer at Trader Joe’s as well as some of the major food chains), and would add the 30 calories and 2 grams of protein just to have something to soak up all that good flavor.

Ingredients:

• 1 large onion diced
• 1 Trader Joe’s Andouille chicken sausage sliced into “coins”
• 1 can crushed tomatoes
• 2 green bell peppers diced
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1 zucchini diced
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce - or to taste
• 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning - or to taste
• ½ cup chicken broth
• ½ lb boneless skinless chicken breast chunked into 1-2 inch chunks or just use boneless skinless tenders.
• ½ pound raw shrimp peeled, deveined and without tails.

Directions:

1. Add all ingredients except the shrimp to the crock pot and heat on low for 6 hours
2. Remove lid, turn to high, stir thoroughly and when mixture begins to cook down (10-15 minutes) add shrimp, turn to low and cook for another 5-10 minutes until the shrimp are done
3. Serve over cauliflower “rice”

Nutrition:  Makes 4 hearty servings each with approximately

• 220 calories and
• 29 grams protein

 Pro-Tip:  Can be made quickly by using fully cooked sausage, cooked, chopped chicken and cooked shrimp.  Use Pot on stove, sauté onion and garlic in pan sprayed with non stick spray, add everything except cooked chicken, shrimp and sausage.  Bring to a boil, simmer for about 15 minutes to cook down and finally stir in cooked chicken, shrimp and sausage.  Cook another 5 minutes to heat thoroughly and serve.