Veggie Jambalaya
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes
Yield: Serves 6-8
Ingredients:
Directions:
In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook onion, green bell pepper, celery, and garlic in hot oil until tender, about 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently. Add water, tomatoes, tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, and fennel seed. Bring to a boil and add rice. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes until rice is tender, stirring frequently.
Add beans and cover. Simmer 5-10 minutes longer or until well heated, stirring frequently. You can serve the recipe at this point.
Or, to freeze, cool casserole first, then ladle into plastic freezer containers. Seal and freeze. To reheat, place frozen jambalaya in saucepan and heat over very low heat, breaking up and stirring frequently, until hot.
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes
Yield: Serves 6-8
Ingredients:
- 1 Tbsp. oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 cups water
- 14 oz. can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 8 oz. can tomato sauce
- 1/2 tsp. dried Italian seasoning
- 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/8 tsp. fennel seeds, crushed
- 1 cup uncooked long grain rice
- 15 oz. can butter beans, rinsed and drained
- 15 oz. can red beans, rinsed and drained
Directions:
In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook onion, green bell pepper, celery, and garlic in hot oil until tender, about 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently. Add water, tomatoes, tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, and fennel seed. Bring to a boil and add rice. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes until rice is tender, stirring frequently.
Add beans and cover. Simmer 5-10 minutes longer or until well heated, stirring frequently. You can serve the recipe at this point.
Or, to freeze, cool casserole first, then ladle into plastic freezer containers. Seal and freeze. To reheat, place frozen jambalaya in saucepan and heat over very low heat, breaking up and stirring frequently, until hot.
