Name: Easy Jambalaya Recipe {Kale, Sausage}
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp avocado oil; 12 ounces Teton Water's Ranch Grass-fed Jalapeño Cheddar Bratwurst; 1 small red onion; 2 cloves minced garlic; 2 medium zucchini or summer squash; 2 medium carrots; 2 medium parsnips or rutabaga; 1 large head of kale; 1 medium jalapeno; 2 tsp cajun seasoning (optional); 3/4 cup organic brown rice (optional); 1 3/4 cup chicken bone broth (or regular chicken broth)

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This Jambalaya Recipe is packed full of veggies and spicy jalapeño cheddar grass-fed beef sausage. An easy weeknight meal that you can make in one-pot for a fast cleanup.

Need a weeknight meal that you can make with leftover veggies from your fridge? This easy Jambalaya Recipe loaded with kale & sausage is your ticket!

There are so many hearty vegetables in this meal, you can take or leave the rice (Paleo option). I love to put in a bunch of kale right at the end (cooking it just enough that it begins to turn a bright green color) and aim to include some squash (e.g. zucchini or summer squash) and root vegetables (e.g. carrots, parsnips, rutabaga) which are excellent prebiotics. Prebiotics are the stuff that feed the probiotics, or good bacteria, in your gut.

Gone are the days of my toddler napping and so little sister frequently gets woken up early. My only choice is to incorporate my children into whatever I am doing at the moment. I actually believe this is really good for them and from a young age have taken them to all my appointments (even the dentist and eye doctor), on errands, and other miscellaneous outings. It hasn’t always gone smoothly, but I am so glad I persevered; I now have two children that I can take almost anywhere with me.

My youngest, Adalynn, is 17 months now and is rightfully getting her little paws on these delicious grass-fed Jalopeno Chedder Bratwurst from a company we love called Teton Waters Ranch. These sausages, which are uncured and nitrate free, are nothing short of AMAZING! What is not pictured: the hole Adalynn succeeded in biting through the plastic (talk about Mom fail) since she was determined to get herself a little bratwurst snack. I find these sausages at my local grocery store, health food stores, and even Costco.

And then there is full on toddler food styling help going on as well. Just look at all those veggies going into this awesome easy Jambalaya Recipe though!! And with the spicy-cheddar goodness you won’t even notice how much veg is going down into your stomach 🙂

I would suggest that only one pan is needed for this easy Jambalaya Recipe. Simply sauté the onion & garlic, add the rest of the veggies (except save the kale for the very end), toss in the sausage, and finally add the kale just a few minutes before pulling it off the heat.

If you plan to eat this with rice then you can still do the one pot dinner method by simply adding your chicken broth and rice to the pot of veggies and sausage. Stir occasionally to make sure the rice doesn’t stick to the bottom and just watch for the liquid to get soaked up and rice to become tender. Again — kale at the very end to preserve the nutrients!

What makes this Easy Jambalaya Recipe {Kale, Sausage} nutrient dense?

Grass-fed sausage: Teton Waters Ranch makes sausage that is uncured and nitrite free. You can read more about the benefits of grass-fed meat in my recipe Grilled Steak Fajitas.
Root vegetables: such as carrots, parsnips, and rutabaga provide prebiotics to feed the good bacteria in your gut.
Squash: either zucchini or summer squash which ware both clean, grain-free carbohydrates.
Kale: high in folate (hello pre-conception Mom’s & Dad’s) and high in iron, vitamin K, antioxidants, vitamin C, and calcium.
Optional sprouted organic brown rice: ensure it is arsenic free. Two brands I trust are Lundberg & Lotus Foods.

Enjoy!! – Rashele, BSN, RN, CEN

Easy Jambalaya Recipe {Kale, Sausage}

This Jambalaya Recipe is packed full of veggies and spicy jalapeño cheddar grass-fed beef sausage. An easy weeknight meal that you can make in one-pot for a fast cleanup.

Course Main Dish

Cuisine Cajun

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Servings 4 people

Calories 211 kcal

Author Rashele Birmingham

Ingredients

1 Tbsp avocado oil
12 ounces Teton Water's Ranch Grass-fed Jalapeño Cheddar Bratwurst
1 small red onion
2 cloves minced garlic
2 medium zucchini or summer squash
2 medium carrots
2 medium parsnips or rutabaga
1 large head of kale
1 medium jalapeno
2 tsp cajun seasoning optional
3/4 cup organic brown rice optional
1 3/4 cup chicken bone broth or regular chicken broth

Instructions

Dice vegetables. Heat large stockpot over medium heat with 1-2 Tbsp of avocado oil, tallow, butter, or refined coconut oil in the bottom.
Add onion and garlic to stockpot and cook until translucent and fragrant. Add vegetables & jalapeño to stockpot and stir frequently until sautéed and tender.
Meanwhile, cut sausage into thin circle slices. Add to stockpot. Add optional cajun seasoning.
If using rice, add chicken bone broth to stockpot. Bring to boil, add rice. Stir occasionally to prevent rice from sticking to the bottom of the pan until the liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.
Lastly, chop the kale. Add it to the stockpot just a few minutes before pulling off the heat. Cook just enough for the kale to turn a bright green color so as to preserve the nutrients.