Pinto Bean Jambalaya

Submitted by jessi_mcg

"I can't remember which cookbook I pulled this from...but it is very yummy and filling. I highly recommend a nice spicy salsa!"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 cup onion
• 1⁄2 cup celery
• 1⁄2 cup green pepper
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 cup salsa
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1 cup bulgur
• 1⁄2 teaspoon thyme
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1⁄2 cup vegetable broth
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can pinto beans
• 1 (11 ounce) can corn

directions

1. Warm oil over medium-high heat. Add onions, celery, green peppers, and garlic. Cook 4-5 minutes.
2. 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.
3. Stir in beans, corn, and remaining stock. Cover and simmer 10 more minutes, until bulgur is cooked.

Reviews

[skm818]

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!

 

[Kozmic Blues]

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!

 

[DailyInspiration]

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.

 

[AzureLynn]

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!

 

[Mindelicious]

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!!