Dinner is by far the hardest meal for me to do on my own. DH is a big meat and potatoes kind of guy. He loves lots of pastas, potatoes and cheesy dishes. Not exactly healthy fare. On NS (1200 calorie plan) dinner consists of 2 powerfuels, 1 smart carb and vegetables to make your daily total at least 4 low gi veggies. Calories should range from 130-300 with 1.5-10 g fat, 14-51 g carb and 8-26 g protein. This Jambalaya fits the bill. It may be a little on the low end for protein, so you could add a little more meat to pump it up if you wanted, sometimes I'll add chicken breast to mine, but of course that would change all of the values. This recipe makes a ton!! I have a big family with teenage boys and physical men so we eat a lot, this would be easy to half though or cut it down even more.
Jambalaya
Ingredients:
Cook the rice as package directs. In large skillet, sauté the zucchini, add all the other ingredients. Stir to mix well, season with Tony Chachere's Cajun seasoning to taste. It's best to add a little at a time, it can get too hot pretty quickly.
This makes 15 cups and I counted a serving size as 1 cup just to make it easy.
 Nutrition Facts181.8 calories 2.9 g fat 28.5 g carbs 4.9 g fiber 13.6 g protein | ||
WW points plus: 5
Everyone loved it, miss picky pants pulled out the zucchini but stirred in her broccoli, so... it was a wash. I think next time I will shred or puree the zucchini so she won't even know it's there! This is an easy throw together dinner that I'm sure will get eaten every time.
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