QUINOA JAMBALAYA

Quinoa Jambalaya image

Move over Zatarain's® this is healthier and tastier.

Provided by Jessica Collin

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Jambalaya Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil, or as needed
1 pound kielbasa (Polish) sausage, halved lengthwise and sliced
½ sweet onion (such as Vidalia®), diced
6 miniature multi-colored sweet peppers, diced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried thyme
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
¼ teaspoon celery salt
1 pinch red pepper flakes
1 cup quinoa
2 cups chicken broth
½ cup marinara sauce

Steps:

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir sausage until browned, about 5 minutes. Add onion to sausage; cook and stir until slightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir sweet pepper, oregano, thyme, cayenne pepper, celery salt, and red pepper flakes into sausage mixture; cook and stir until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
Mix quinoa into sausage mixture; cook and stir until quinoa is slightly toasted, about 1 minute. Pour broth and marinara sauce over quinoa mixture. Cover skillet and simmer until quinoa is tender, about 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 420.1 calories, Carbohydrate 26.1 g, Cholesterol 56.1 mg, Fat 27.8 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 14.7 g, SaturatedFat 11.5 g, Sodium 1091 mg, Sugar 4.1 g