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andouille sausage

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: smoked sausage

Turkey sausage reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Chicken breast is leaner and more affordable.

Cook bacon and sausage until browned.

Add chopped onions and stir; sauté until softened.

Season with salt, garlic, bay leaf, cayenne pepper, and black pepper.

Add chopped celery and stir.

Return the cooked sausage and bacon to the pot.

Add kale in batches, allowing it to cook down.

Cook for about 40 minutes.

Add brown rice to the mixture.

Pour in chicken stock and stir well.

Cover the pot and let it cook for about 40 minutes.

After 40 minutes, check the rice; it should have soaked up the broth.

Top with breadcrumbs and drizzle with olive oil.

Bake in the oven until breadcrumbs are golden.

Taste the jambalaya and adjust seasoning if necessary.

Optionally, add shrimp or other proteins like crawfish.

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