Healthy Shrimp Jambalaya

Nif's Note:

There is nothing like a delicious meal that you make in one pot! Low in fat and high in flavour, this counts for only 8 WW points. Enjoy!

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4

Yield: 4.0 large b ...

• 1 lb shrimp, frozen, cooked (31/40 ct.)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper, freshly ground
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika, smoked or sweet
• 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper flakes (or more if you like the heat)
• 1 cup basmati rice
• 1 1/2 cups tomato juice
• 1 1/2 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• 1 cup frozen corn, thawed
• 1 cup green pepper, chopped
• 1/2 lemon
• 2 green onions, sliced

Directions:

1. Thaw shrimp according to package instructions; reserve in refrigerator until ready to use.
2. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions, garlic, salt, pepper, paprika and hot pepper flakes. Cook until golden, about 5 minutes. Stir in rice until grains are shiny and coated. Pour in tomato juice, broth and lemon juice; bring to a boil. Cover; reduce heat to medium and simmer 15 minutes.
3. Increase heat to medium and stir in corn and green pepper. Cover again and cook 5 minutes or until rice is tender. Stir in shrimp and cook,, covered, until heated through, about 2 minutes.
4. Let stand 5 minutesbefore serving. Squeeze lemon juice from lemon over rice and garnish with green onions.

Reviews

[magpie diner]

Thanks, we had a really nice dinner tonight! Everyone liked it. I used long grain brown rice, so had to add about 1 1/2 cups more broth, and of course it took longer but that's to be expected. I had to sub tinned tomatoes as I forgot to buy tomato juice....I liked having the pieces of tomato in there. Certainly a healthy meal! The flavour I found a little on the bland side (aside from heat), so as I had just made "Cajun Seasoning" I added about a tsp in. Very nice thanks Nif! Made for ZWT5 Cooks w/Dirty Faces Team.