Jambalaya

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Serves 4

Ingredients

• Low-calorie cooking spray
• 300g diced chicken
• 2 bell peppers, deseeded and diced
• 1 onion, peeled and finely diced
• 2 celery sticks, sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced or finely chopped
• 1-2 tbsp cajun seasoning
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 200g long grain rice
• 400g tin chopped tomatoes
• 400ml chicken stock (2 chicken stock cubes dissolved in 400ml boiling water)
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 3 cooked sausages, sliced

Method

Spray a large, shallow casserole dish with low-calorie cooking spray and place over a medium-high heat
Add the chicken and fry for 2-3 minutes
Add the peppers, onion and celery and cook for another minute
Add the garlic, cajun seasoning, paprika and oregano, and cook for a further minute, to release the flavours
Add the rice, chopped tomatoes, stock and Worcestershire sauce
Stir in the sausages and bring to the boil
Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook for 25 minutes, or until all the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is tender