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  • 400g can chopped tomatoes
    with garlic
  • 1 canful of easy-cook rice
  • 1 red pepper
    seeded and chopped
  • 2 chorizo
    or other spicy sausages, about 200g/8oz, skinned and chunkily chopped
  • 2 handfuls of frozen sweetcorn
    kernels or a 198g can, drained
  • a large sprinkling of Cajun seasoning

To serve

  • a small handful of parsley
    chopped (optional)
  • 142ml tub soured cream

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal537
  • fat16g
  • saturates5g
  • carbs87g
  • sugars0g
  • fibre2g
  • protein18g
  • salt0.94g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Tip the tomatoes into a large microwavable bowl. Fill the empty can with rice and tip it into the bowl, then fill the can with water and pour it in. Stir in the pepper, chorizo, sweetcorn, Cajun seasoning and some salt and pepper to season.

  • step 2

    Cover the bowl with cling film and pierce a couple of holes in it with a knife. Microwave the rice for 10 minutes at 750W. Tear off the cling film and give everything a really good stir, then return the uncovered bowl to the microwave for another 12-15 minutes until the rice is done.

  • step 3

    Take the bowl out of the microwave, cover it with a plate and leave to stand for 5 minutes before stirring in the parsley, if you are using it. Serve the jambalaya straight from the bowl, with the soured cream to spoon over it.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2003

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A star rating of 4.8 out of 5.22 ratings

kerryfranklin

This is a really good quick dinner recipe even though you may be tempted to dismiss it as it is cooked in the microwave. We like it served with a green salad.

CalamityKitchen

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Lovely recipe. We're having our kitchen refurbished and were getting fed up of microwave meals - this did the trick. I added a finely chopped onion and a chicken stock cube and also some cooked spicy chicken. We really enjoyed it.

pippachoc

5 STARS....Can't find them to tick. I'm such a snob! Having to seek alternative cooking methods from my beloved Aga during an extension, I looked at the microwave as a last resort. Then came across this recipe and it is quite simply laughably easy, quick and tasty! Realising I had used toms…

willow_tree

Chorizo + sour cream = "superhealthy"??

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poisonivy73

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

This is a lifesaver during our kitchen renovation. We made this pretty much according to the instructions, but added a packet of cooked, peeled prawns about 2 minutes before the end. Delicious.

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