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Family said they were tired of chicken — then this popped up when I visited your site. Presto! Happy family with a new favorite! I used fresh cauliflower and processed it through a food processor using the grater attachment — perfect. Loved it. Thanks for this one!
Molly
Calling all big flavor / easy dinner / sheet pan meal lovers!
I have some good news coming your way in the form of sausage, peppers, onions, shrimp, and… wait for it… cauliflower rice!
This isn’t just your average pan of roasted yummies, though. It takes the form of a surprisingly satisfying riceless sheet pan jambalaya with the addition of Cajun spice, melted butter, lemon juice squeezed over the whole thing, and a nice little sprinkling of parsley to make it table-ready.
I mean, for being extremely practical and easy, you have to admit: she really is a beauty.
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This isn’t my genius idea – our Minneapolis-based friend Charlotte of Clean Foodie Cravings wrote a cookbook called One-Pot Keto Cooking and this is just one of her many creative and fun low-carb recipes.
Personally, I’m not following a low-carb diet, I’ve never done keto, but I’m here to tell you, keto or not, this stuff is good. For all of us. Loaded with veggies, high in protein, and EASIER THAN EASY.
The kind of easy that works for even the most low-maintenance among us (ME).
I followed Charlotte’s Sheet Pan Jambalaya recipe to an almost perfect T, but this seems like the kind of recipe that can handle your personal preferences and substitutions. More or less sausage, seafood, spice, rice, or butter? Get after it. Make it your own. Charlotte’s gift to us is this recipe as a recipe, but also this recipe as a concept. One that deserves to be revisited and loved on week after week after week.
You and your hungry dinnertime self are going to love this recipe.
And if you like this and want another recipe like it, check out this similar Sheet Pan Shrimp and Cauli Rice!
This is a recipe republished with permission from the cookbook One-Pot Keto Cooking (affiliate link) by Charlotte Smythe, maker of delicious food and mastermind behind the Clean Foodie Cravings blog. You can also follow Charlotte on Instagram! Jambalaya is a dish of West African, French, and Spanish influence and there are tons of variations out there depending on where in the world you might be eating it (you can read more here). This is not a traditional jambalaya recipe as it’s made with cauliflower rice in place of rice. But it’s super delicious!
Common Questions About This Sheet Pan Jambalaya
Yes! Fresh works well, too.
We’d suggest subbing andouille sausage instead.
Leftovers can be stored in the fridge in a sealed container for 3-4 days.
Yes! Someone on our team once subbed in a bag of frozen rice in place of one of the bags of cauliflower rice and it worked perfectly.
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Sheet Pan Jambalaya
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Description
Sheet Pan Jambalaya: maximum flavor, minimal dishes. Sausage, peppers, onions, shrimp, and cauliflower rice all roasted up on a sheet pan. Big flavor, easy dinner!
Ingredients
- 6 ounces kielbasa sausage, sliced (Charlotte recommends no-sugar-added)
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (Charlotte recommends avocado oil but I don’t normally have that on hand, so I used olive oil)
- 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning, divided
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 bags frozen cauliflower rice (10 oz. each, 20 oz. total)
- sea salt and black pepper
- 1/2 lb. wild-caught shrimp, peeled and deveined, with tails on
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- fresh parsley, to garnish
- lemon juice, to serve
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Add the kielbasa sausage, onion, and bell pepper to a large sheet pan along with the olive oil and 1 teaspoon of Cajun seasoning. Toss the vegetables and sausage to make sure they are well-coated. Transfer the pan to the oven and cook for 10 minutes.
- Remove the vegetables and sausage from the oven, add the tomato paste, and stir to thoroughly mix it in with the vegetables. Add the frozen cauliflower rice and remaining teaspoon of Cajun seasoning to the pan. Toss all the ingredients together until the are well-incorporated and return the pan to the oven. Continue to cook for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the cauliflower rice is cooked through and most of the liquid has evaporated.
- Taste the jambalaya and season with salt and pepper. Add the raw shrimp on top of the jambalaya and drizzle the butter over the top.
- Return the pan to the oven and cook for 5-7 minutes, until the shrimp is cooked through and pink. Garnish with fresh parsley and a squeeze of lemon juice.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Roast
- Cuisine: Cajun
Keywords: jambalaya, sheet pan meal, cauliflower rice, keto meal, keto dinner, healthy dinner
She prepared this dish for a busy family, used fresh cauliflower and processed it herself, then found the meal easy, delicious, and worth adding to her regular dinner rotation again.
This recipe looks like the perfect weeknight dinner! I love how everything cooks together on one sheet pan, and the combination of shrimp, sausage, peppers, and cauliflower sounds absolutely delicious.
This recipe looks like the perfect weeknight dinner! I love how everything cooks together on one sheet pan, and the combination of shrimp, sausage, peppers, and cauliflower sounds absolutely delicious.
I can’t eat shrimp. What can I sub in place of it?
Made this for dinner tonight and will now add to our list of rotating meals! So delicious. Husband is not a fan of shrimp so left that out and doubled the sausage instead. We did half cauli rice, half regular rice. It turned out perfect!
This will be a new staple dish in our home!
This looks great and I’m excited to try it, but I have one general question. Why would I leave the tails on the shrimp? Seems it would be so much easier to eat if you remove the tails. Thanks for all the grand recipes!!
Is there a way to use regular rice (basmati)?
I made this recipe exactly as written. It is excellent. I’m actually looking forward to hearing up the leftovers tonight!!
This is a fantastic and easy recipe – thank you! I used the steel knife in my processor to rice a fresh cauliflower – easy. Didn’t have shrimp, but did have a couple Italian sausage links and chicken breasts – so used that combo instead (cubed the chicken). I mixed the cauli with the tomato paste in a bowl to make it all easier to combine on the sheet pan. Made my own cajun spice mixture from my pantry. Really tasty! Will do again – and easy to modify with what you have on hand.
I’d feel better if the WILD CAUGHT SHRIMP were caught with all natural tooth picks with 100% slave free cotton picked line with hooks made of dental metal from deceased slave owners…step up!
Made this tonight but with double the sausage since I was out of shrimp and it’s amazing! Will definitely add to our dinner rotation. Garlic bread went well on the side.
I’ve made jambalaya from scratch for years and never thought to do it this way!
Came out excellent! Instead of paste, I use the Knorr tomato-chicken bouillon to add both the tomato and chicken broth flavor.
Thanks for this recipe!
Lindsay does it again, creating another recipe with cauliflower rice that makes me not miss regular rice! This is a new favorite along with the sheet pan shrimp cauliflower rice risotto. So good!
This recipe is fantastic. Made it out of curiosity, and the husband and I were totally blown away. Will put it on repeat.
My family doesn’t like cauliflower. Could I make steamed rice and incorporate it into this dish?
This is a family favorite! Have you ever tested with frozen shrimp? How would we change the cooking time?
We haven’t tested! My guess is that you’d have to add 5-10 minutes to the cook time to account for the shrimp to thaw/cook.
I have made this twice and it is SO easy and so good. Did not change a thing in the recipe and it is a big hit at our house!
I couldn’t wait to try this after looking at the reviews. Let me say, it did not disappoint AT ALL! It was so tasty, the one sheet pan made it easy. I did add more Cajun seasoning and tomato paste than it called for but that’s just me wanting to kick up the spice! The cauliflower rice was perfect! You must try this recipe!
So good and so easy.
This was amazing, followed recipe 100% couldn’t even tell it was cauliflower,
Tasted like real jambalaya!
Oh my gosh! This was fantastic. I was a little worried it would be soggy because of the frozen cauliflower rice, but it was at all. The flavors were spot on and I felt good about eating and serving this. Definitely a winner. Plus, it was so easy.
Thinking of adding a little fish to this for more protein… Would I just cut the fillet in smaller pieces and add when I add the shrimp? What do you think?
We haven’t tried that yet to know how things will turn out, but we’d love to hear if it works well for you!
Only ok for us. Needed to spice it up a LOT! Frozen cauliflower made it mushy. If I try this again, I’ll use higher heat to char the veggies and sausage a bit and will definitely use fresh cauliflower rice.
Ok this recipe can’t be real. My kids doesn’t eat fish at all. I can try everyway. But then I saw this. Change their mind about eating fish thanks!