Quinoa Jambalaya

Name: Quinoa Jambalaya recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Global
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

by Julia Herrera 1 year ago

4.4 (9)

30 minutes

420.1 kcal

26.1 g carbs

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Description

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

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

Directions

1. 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.
2. 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

serving: 6 servings

calories: 420.1 kcal

carbohydrates: 26.1 g

protein: 14.7 g

saturated fat: 11.5 g

cholesterol: 56.1 mg

sodium: 1091 mg

fiber: 3.4 g

sugar: 4.1 g