Hearty, Creole-spiced jambalaya is the right stew to serve up on Mardi Gras – and this flavorful model takes solely Quarter-hour to arrange – because of the key ingredient: Oatmeal!
Now earlier than the yuck-factor takes over, let me guarantee you, nobody in my household may inform that they weren’t consuming brown rice on this dish…
Oatmeal for dinner! Yup, savory oatmeal: I used to be completely intrigued by the concept on this latest St. Louis Put up Dispatch article. I’m prepared to attempt virtually any new meals – however I wasn’t certain I may get used to the concept of hen with my oatmeal as an alternative of blueberries. Round our home, oatmeal is customary breakfast fare.
However the savory oatmeal article acquired my artistic juices going. Plus the dietitian mother in me is at all times fascinated about one other entire grain household meal choice – particularly a fast one. Our go-to grain with dinner is mostly brown rice, however it takes 45 minutes to prepare dinner. (Sure the ‘immediate’ model is obtainable, however it’s a bit pricier and nonetheless takes a great 10-Quarter-hour to prepare dinner.) Oatmeal cooks in only one minute for fast oats and 5 minutes for quaint oats.
Effectively, let me simply say, after tasting this Creole spiced dish with thick slices of sausages, hen, peppers and a wealthy tomato sauce, I’m a BIG savory oatmeal convert! Plus, as a result of the oats are tossed in with the spices and sautéing greens, the daring flavors of New Orleans are infused all through the dish from the entire grain base to veggies.
My children (who’ve skilled fewer years of oatmeal for breakfast) had no hassle diving right into a bowl…after I divulged the key ingredient. Even my husband who was an especially tentative savory oatmeal eater was blown away by the rich-tasting creaminess of the oats (my phrases, not his, however he did REALLY prefer it!)
Description
15-Minute Hen and Sausage Jambalaya made with entire grain oatmeal.
- 1 teaspoon canola oil
- 13 oz package deal turkey (or hen) smoked sausage
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 medium pink (or inexperienced) bell pepper, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 cups chopped, cooked hen (I used this recipe from @HealthyAperature for gradual cooker Roasted Hen)
- 2 cup quaint oats
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- Salt & pepper to style
- 3 cups low-sodium, fat-free hen broth
- 8 ounce can tomato sauce
- Warmth oil in massive soup pot or dutch oven; add sausage, onion, bell pepper and prepare dinner undisturbed till a couple of items of sausage flip golden. Then stir sometimes till onion are translucent, about 6-7 minutes.
- Stir in garlic and prepare dinner for 1 minute; then add hen, oats, bay leaf, thyme, oregano, paprika, salt & pepper and prepare dinner one other minute.
- Stir in broth and tomato sauce. Prepare dinner 7-8 minutes till oats are tender.
Would you ever attempt savory oatmeal?
