Hearty, Creole-spiced jambalaya is the right stew to serve up on Mardi Gras – and this flavorful model takes solely Quarter-hour to organize – due to the key ingredient: Oatmeal!
Now earlier than the yuck-factor takes over, let me guarantee you, nobody in my household might 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 Submit Dispatch article. I’m prepared to strive nearly any new meals – however I wasn’t certain I might get used to the concept of hen with my oatmeal as a substitute of blueberries. Round our home, oatmeal is commonplace breakfast fare.
However the savory oatmeal article acquired my artistic juices going. Plus the dietitian mother in me is at all times eager about one other complete grain household meal possibility – particularly a fast one. Our go-to grain with dinner is mostly brown rice, but it surely takes 45 minutes to cook dinner. (Sure the ‘on the spot’ model is obtainable, but it surely’s a bit pricier and nonetheless takes an excellent 10-Quarter-hour to cook dinner.) Oatmeal cooks in just one minute for fast oats and 5 minutes for quaint oats.
Nicely, 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 youngsters (who’ve skilled fewer years of oatmeal for breakfast) had no bother diving right into a bowl…after I divulged the key ingredient. Even my husband who was a particularly 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 Rooster and Sausage Jambalaya made with complete grain oatmeal.
- 1 teaspoon canola oil
- 13 oz bundle turkey (or hen) smoked sausage
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 medium purple (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 Rooster)
- 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 giant soup pot or dutch oven; add sausage, onion, bell pepper and cook 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 cook dinner for 1 minute; then add hen, oats, bay leaf, thyme, oregano, paprika, salt & pepper and cook dinner one other minute.
- Stir in broth and tomato sauce. Prepare dinner 7-8 minutes till oats are tender.
Would you ever strive savory oatmeal?
