since my schweetie was working late tonight, it was my turn to whip up dinner. something matt said about shrimp got me curious about how i could muster up a jambalaya quick and dirty-like. i found a killer recipe on real simple and fiddled around with it a lot to fit my tastes. all four of my taste testers seemed to like it so me thinks it was 2 thumbs up.
Ingredients
1 T. olive oil
20 oz. turkey italian sausage (WAAAAY healthier than beef))
1, 28 oz. can of diced tomatoes
1/2 c. water
1 box red beans and rice
1-1.5 lbs of shrimp, shelled & deveined
cayenne pepper
cholula/tobasco sauce
pepper
1. cut sausage into 1/2" slices and cook in olive oil (medium heat) until browned
2. add water & tomatoes, cover and bring to a boil
3. add red beans and rice, decrease heat to simmer & cover. cook for ~25 minutes
4. add cayenne pepper, cholula and black ground pepper to taste
5. toss in shrimp (i cut mine in half to make smaller pieces) and cook until pink (~5-6 minutes on medium heat)
there you have it. don't count on many more posts of this nature. i'm no at-home maven, but this was actually fun to cook and super easy.
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