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A flavorful favorite that you can enjoy without guilt. Add your own spices to taste.
Ingredients:
1/2 pound shrimp, peeled + chopped
8 oz. turkey smoked sausage pieces
1-1/2 cups cooked pinto beans
16 oz. can cajun style stewed tomatoes
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 cup celery, chopped
1 cup bell pepper, chopped
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tbsp chopped parsley
1 tsp Tabasco sauce
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup water
4 cups cooked long grain brown rice
1. In a large pot, heat oil over medium heat. Saute onions, celery and peppers until they soften.
2. Add garlic, stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, parsley, Tabasco sauce, salt and water. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, until veggies are soft.
3. Stir in pinto beans.
4. Heat skillet with oil over medium-high heat. Add turkey sausage and cook until browned (5 min).
5. Add sausage and cooked rice to pot of veggies and simmer for 5 minutes, while stirring.
Serving size: 4 oz.
You will earn 3BabyPoints!
Member Comments About this Recipe
"I made this recipe today and realized it doesn't mention when to add the shrimp. I am assuming that you add cooked shrimp at the end when you add the turkey sausage, but that's one step that I didn't see in the recipe." -- MARCH2007BABY
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