Food Stuff

Anyone who knows me knows that I am not a good cook. I won't be starving to death anytime soon, but cooking healthy and wholesome meals is an art that I've yet to master. Until then, I will continue to cook my favorite comfort foods like this bad boy at left.

I LOVE cajun food! It's like a drug and I am dreaming of the day when I can go to Louisiana and just eat myself into a blissful food coma. But until then, this box dinner does a great job of satisfying my cravings. I buy it at Stater Bros. for about $0.75 a box (I know: CHEAP!) and then I buy a pound of Stater Bros Andouille sausage to put in it (the sausage is about $3 a pound...not as cheap, but still good).

The best part about this magic box? It's STUPID EASY to make! Honestly, I did mess it up the first time (I burned the whole bottom of it because the recommended about of water wasn't enough), but since learning from that experience, I can make this with my eyes closed. And it is SOOOO good! It's spicy, it's savory, it's got a little bit of sweet to it....my mouth is watering just thinking about it!

I have no idea how healthy this is. The box alone says it is 130 calories per serving and that there are six servings per box. So for me, this is probably a good 1, 000 calories since I eat almost half the box if not more. NOT healthy...but still divine! These calories also don't include the meat mixed in. Since I use sausage, there are probably far more calories from fat. A "healthier" version would probably use chicken breast as the meat or tofu (that might be interesting). But this is my comfort food, and the experience just isn't the same without the Cajun sausage. Besides, I usually only make this once a month and it lasts about a week (depending on how hungry Hubs and I are).

So let me tell you again how easy this is:

Step 1: Slice up your meat (sausage, chicken, ham, shrimp, whatever as long as you cook it first...I think...the box only says pre-cook before the word chicken...I actually don't know if my sausage is pre-cooked or not; I just slice it up and throw it in.)

Step 2: Add the meat, the mix from the box, and 31/2 cups water to a saucepan. The box says to only use 2 1/4 cups water, but I ended up burning my jambalaya with that amount.

Step 3: Bring it to a boil.

Step 4: Reduce heat to low. Cover. Wait 25 min.

Step 5: Remove from heat. Let it cool for about 5 min before eating.

That's it! Super easy. Super delicious. Super ME proof!

Now if you'll excuse me, I believe my portion for this evening is ready to eat! YUM!