Pinto Bean Jambalaya

"I can't remember which cookbook I pulled this from...but it is very yummy and filling. I highly recommend a nice spicy salsa!"
 
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Ready In:
35mins
Ingredients:
13
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Warm oil over medium-high heat. Add onions, celery, green peppers, and garlic. Cook 4-5 minutes.
  • Stir in salsa, tomato sauce, bulgur, thyme, cayenne, and 1/4 c veggie broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, 10 minutes.
  • Stir in beans, corn, and remaining stock. Cover and simmer 10 more minutes, until bulgur is cooked.

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Reviews

  1. I wanted to make a quick Jambalaya, but looked and all I had was pintos and googled this. Happily we had everything but the corn. It was really good. I added some shredded kale. Made rice quickly in instant pot and have leftovers, but will try with bulgur. Great quick meal. I added two defrosted vegan sausages and my husband added two pork sausages. We liked it without the "meat" too!
     
  2. This was excellent! And very easy to throw together. I did find that I needed a tad bit more cooking liquid, perhaps because my salsa was a bit chunky. I ended up adding some of the liquid from the canned corn, which worked out nice with the heat of the salsa and spices. Instead of cayenne, I used 1/2 tsp of ground chipoltle powder. I LOVE spicy food, but when I cook for others, I have to watch sometimes how heavy handed I am with the 'heat". Plus my salsa was "hot" so I didn't want to make it too fiery!
     
  3. This is a very tasty dish - nice and hearty! The only change I made was to use a red bell pepper vs.a green one. Bulgur is one of my new favs so I was really glad to find a recipe that uses it. Will definitely make this again! Made for ZWT9-Cajun/Creole, July, 2013.
     
  4. Having never had jambalaya I found this recipe quick, easy and fun to make. Changes I made - I doubled the recipe and used a red bell pepper and powdered garlic. I had to get Bulgar wheat from the health food store. This is very filling and tasty! I am not used to spicy foods - so next time I will likely use a mild salsa instead. This time I used a medium salsa. Either way - I will make this again! YUM!
     
  5. Fantastic!! This was so super quick & easy! DH really loved this and I think next time I might add some okra to get even more veggies in there. This was very filling yet low in fat & calories plus it looks & tastes like it took forever to make. Thanks for a keeper SmellyVegetarian!! Made for Veg*n Swap 26!!
     
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Tweaks

  1. Agreed, very good and quite filling. My only problem with this recipe would be it's sometimes hard for me to find bulgur in the grocery store. This time I found a "whole grain" mix of bulgur and toasted orzo pasta. Cooked bulgur has a dense and meaty texture which made this recipe filling. The recipe did not state whether to drain the canned beans and corn, but I did (and used a 10 ounze package of frozen corn instead of canned), so I added another 1/2 cup of vegetable broth. Also, for my BF's sake I added a mild salsa (tequila and lime flavored) and added extra hot sauce to my portion:D Thanks!
     

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