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Lighten it up!

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I just finished prepping to make my favorite Jambalaya recipe  tomorrow, and I thought this would be a great opportunity to update the recipe with nutrition information.  Of course, as soon as I look at the nutrition breakdown, I realize the sausage is full of saturated fat and sodium. So I may consider switching out the sausage for shrimp. Replacing one sausage link with 3 oz of shrimp saves 76 calories, 10 g fat, 3.5 g sat fat and 810 mg sodium per serving!  Cajun Rice a la Ocean City Ingredients: 1/2 onion, finely diced 1 can dark red kidney beans 3 stalks celery, finely chopped 1 red bell pepper, finely chopped 4 pack of precooked Cajun Andouille sausage, sliced Bouillon cube (Recommended: Edward & Sons Not Chick'n)  Worcestershire sauce 1 1/2 cups white rice Salt & Pepper Directions: 1. Boil 3 1/3 cups of water, drop in 1 bouillon cube and allow to melt, pour in rice 2. Sauté onion, celery, and bell peppe...

Questionably Cajun

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I spent last week in Ocean City, MD and after eating out for three days in a row, I was actually craving vegetables. The result? A combination of Paula Deen's Dirty Rice , a Dirty Rice recipe from AllRecipes , and the Sausage Jambalaya recipe on the back of Uncle Ben's Parboiled Rice . I took onion, celery and bell peppers from Paula Deen, kidney beans from AllRecipes and garlic, Worcestershire sauce, chicken broth and Andouille sausage from Uncle Ben.  Cajun Rice a la Ocean City Ingredients: 1/2 onion, finely diced 1 can dark red kidney beans 3 stalks celery, finely chopped 1 red bell pepper, finely chopped 4 pack of precooked Cajun Andouille sausage, sliced Bouillon cube (Recommended: Edward & Sons Not Chick'n)  Worcestershire sauce 1 1/2 cups white rice Salt & Pepper Directions: 1. Boil 3 1/3 cups of water, drop in 1 bouillon cube and allow to melt, pour in rice 2. Sauté onion, celery, and bell pepper, flavoring with Worcestershire s...