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Easy Jambalaya with Beef

Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes

Ingredients
1 pound Laura’s 92% Lean Ground Beef or 96% Lean Ground Round
1/2 pound turkey sausage, sliced
1 small onion, chopped
1 cup chopped celery
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
2 (14 ½ -ounce) cans low-salt beef broth
1 (14 ½ -ounce) can Cajun-style stewed tomatoes, undrained and chopped
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
11/2 teaspoon Creole seasoning
1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
2 cups uncooked long-grain rice
Hot sauce and parsley sprigs (optional)

Directions
1. Cook first 6 ingredients in a large Dutch oven 5 minutes or until beef is browned and vegetables are tender; drain.
2. Stir in broth and next 4 ingredients; bring to a boil.
3. Stir in rice.
4. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 25 minutes or until rice is tender.
5. Top with hot sauce and parsley sprigs, if desired.

Makes 8 servings.

Cooking Tip: You may need to add more hot sauce for your taste. Other options for a spicier jambalaya are adding a hot turkey sausage or andouille sausage and more fresh ground cayenne pepper -- it will give this recipe plenty of heat.

Nutritional Analysis Per Serving
Using Laura's 92% Lean Ground Beef
CALORIES 364 (31% from fat); FAT 12.7g (sat 4.3g); PROTEIN 22.5g; CARB 41.5g; FIBER 3.6g; CHOL 48mg; IRON 5.3mg; SODIUM 1,235mg

Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch; 2 vegetable; 2 medium fat meat

Using Laura's 96% Lean Ground Round
(Low Fat Recipe)
CALORIES 354 (26% from fat); FAT 10.4g (sat 3.8g); PROTEIN 24.0g; CARB 41.5g; FIBER 3.6g; CHOL 48mg; IRON 4.4mg; SODIUM 1,235mg

Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch; 2 vegetable; 2 lean meat