This one-pot Low-fat Pork and Prawn Jambalaya is a healthier version, still packed with fantastic smoky flavours. I am a fan of the Slimming World Diet, I love that I can adapt my normal recipes to be low fat!
One of my favourite dinners is Jambalaya. However, Chorizo is not Slimming World Friendly, so I have changed this one up.
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I have replaced the Chorizo with 5% Pork Mince with a generous 4tsp of Smoked Paprika, to give it a similar smoky taste. I found this idea from The Stone Soup website. It works amazingly!
More details on how to cook this healthy pork mince recipe can be found below after the recipe card.
📖 Step by Step Recipe
Pork And Prawn Jambalaya
Equipment
Ingredients
- Spray Oil - Frylight
- 500 grams Pork Mince - 5% Fat
- 4 teaspoon Smoked Paprika - (not Hot or sweet Paprika)
- 1 Red Onion
- 2 (Bell) Peppers - Red & Orange
- 2 teaspoon Garlic Puree - or use 4 Cloves of Garlic crushed
- 1 teaspoon Chilli Puree - Or 1 chopped chilli
- 200 grams Long Grain Rice
- 400 grams Chopped Tomatoes - we used 1 can of chopped tomatoes
- 450 ml Chicken Stock - made with a 2 stock cubes
- 140 grams Cooked Prawns
- 2 teaspoon Mixed Herbs - Dried Oregano, Basil & Thyme
- 2 Spring Onions
Instructions
- Spray a lidded non-stick pan with Spray Oil. Brown of 500 grams Pork Mince with 4 teaspoon Smoked Paprika on medium heat for 5 mins.
- Remove from the pan leaving the excess paprika flavoured cooking oil behind. Finely chop 1 Red Onion and fry for a few minutes.
- Add 2 (Bell) Peppers , finely chopped2 teaspoon Garlic Puree,1 teaspoon Chilli Puree, 2 teaspoon Mixed Herbs 400 grams Chopped Tomatoes ,200 grams Long Grain Rice and stir all together.
- Add 450 ml Chicken Stock and bring to the boil. Put a lid on and simmer for 10 mins.
- Remove the lid add the cooked pork from step 1. With 140 grams Cooked Prawns, stirring for a further 5 mins until the pork and prawn have heated through and the rice has soaked up all the liquid.Finely chop 2 Spring Onions and sprinkle on top Enjoy!!
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Our Pork And Prawn Jambalaya recipe was originally published on 05/01/2020. It was modified on 12/06/2024 with a simpler layout to make getting to the recipe card easier and improved advice.
How to make low-fat Jambalaya?
There is no need for oil. A few sprays of spray oil (fry light) in a good non-stick pan will do. I used my old favourite Cast Iron Pan. Make sure you use one with a lid!
Fry the Pork with the Smoked Paprika for about 5 minutes.
Remove from the pan and set to the side, keeping the smoky paprika-flavoured cooking fat in the pan.
Fry the onions in the remaining liquid.
Next, add the remaining ingredients: Red and orange Pepper, Garlic Puree, Chilli Puree, Chopped Tomatoes, and mixed herbs.
Give it all a good stir. Add rice and stock, bring to the boil and let simmer with lid on for 10 minutes.
When you remove the lid, some liquid will remain, and the rice will still have a bit of a bite. Don't worry; it will finish cooking with the final ingredients added!
Add the cooked pork mince, cooked prawns, and some Salt and pepper. Keep stirring for about 5 minutes until the mince and prawns are warmed through and the rice has finished cooking. This should take about 5- 8 minutes.
Sprinkle over some Spring Onions and you are ready to eat! There is enough here to serve 6 with a side salad or 4 just as it is.
What ingredients can I add to Jambalaya?
You can add different ingredients, such as peas, sweetcorn, okra, green beans, celery, green pepper, kidney beans, ham, or Chicken. The list is endless.
If using Raw Prawns, cook them off before you start cooking the pork.
I served my Pork and Prawn Jambalaya up on a bed of Rocket. Yummy! If you are following the slimming world diet each portion is only ½ syn each! I save leftovers for lunch the next day, it is delicious cold too!
We used Gia Garlic Puree and Gia Chilli Puree for this prawn jambalaya recipe. We find them so useful to speed up dinner times. There is no need to prep it all first; just a quick squeeze, and you are done! There is no messing around peeling and chopping garlic and Chilli. Available to buy from most UK supermarkets.
If you like rice recipes, try out our How to Cook Basmati Rice, Jeera Rice (Indian Cumin Rice Recipe), How to make Pilau Rice, and Onion Basmati Rice they are superb.
More Slimming World Recipes
Check out our slow cooker chilli carne. Use 5% mince to keep it slimming world friendly. If you are following the Slimming World Diet, why not try making some raspberry overnight oats for breakfast?
Mark Hodgson says
Great recipe!
Just a note on the cups and Oz quantities. Those values do not change automatically when selecting the quantity of persons.
Can be a game changer in the end results.
Luke and Kay says
Hi Mark,
Thank you for trying out our Pork and Prawn jambalaya recipe and for leaving us a review! We are glad to hear that you enjoyed it.
Thank you also for pointing out the issue with the cup and Oz quantities. We will definitely take this into consideration and make sure to update the recipe accordingly. We appreciate your feedback as it helps us improve our recipes for all of our readers.
Thanks again for choosing to use our recipe, we hope you continue to enjoy cooking with us! 🙂