Traditional Jambalaya

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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This recipe makes 4 servings

Nutritional Info
Per serving about	-
cal	640640 cal
pro	51 g51g pro
total fat	19 g19g total fat
sat. fat	5 g5g sat. fat
carb	64 g64g carb
fibre	5 g5g fibre
chol	159 mg159mg chol
sodium	1 mg1mg sodium
% RDI:	-
calcium	1313 calcium
iron	3434 iron
vit A	2626 vit A
vit C	113113 vit C
folate	2525 folate

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Ingredients

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts 1 1lb lbboneless skinless chicken breastboneless skinless chicken breasts
6 oz kielbasa 6 6oz ozkielbasa
1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 1tbsp tbspvegetable oil
1 sweet red pepper , chopped1 1sweet red peppersweet red peppers, chopped
1 stalk celery , chopped1 1stalk stalkcelery, chopped
1 onion , chopped1 1oniononions, chopped
2 cloves garlic , minced2 2cloves garlic, minced
2 bay leaves 2 2bay leafbay leaves
1 tsp chili powder 1 1tsp tspchili powder
1 tsp dried thyme 1 1tsp tspdried thyme
1 tsp dried oregano 1 1tsp tspdried oregano
1/4 tsp salt 1/4 1/4tsp tspsalt
1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 1/4tsp tsppepper
1 Pinch hot pepper flakes 1 1Pinch Pinchhot pepper flakes
1-1/4 cups parboiled rice 1-1/4 1-1/4cups cupsparboiled rice
1-3/4 cups chicken stock 1-3/4 1-3/4cups cupschicken stock
1 can (19 oz/540 mL) tomatoes , chopped1 1can (19 oz/540 mL) can (19 oz/540 mL)tomatotomatoes, chopped
1 cup frozen peas 1 1cup cupfrozen peas
8 8oz ozmedium shrimp, peeled and deveined

Preparation

Cut chicken breasts into 2-inch (5 cm) pieces. Cut kielbasa into 1/2-inch (1 cm) thick slices; cut each slice into quarters. In Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat; brown chicken well on both sides. Transfer to plate; set aside. In same pan, brown kielbasa for 5 minutes; transfer to plate. Add red pepper, celery, onion, garlic, bay leaves, chili powder, thyme, oregano, salt, pepper and hot pepper flakes to pan; cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until onion is softened.

Add rice, stirring to coat; add stock, tomatoes, chicken and kielbasa. Bring to boil; reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer for 25 minutes. Stir in peas and shrimp; cover and cook for 10 minutes or until rice is tender. Discard bay leaves.