
Cue the Zydeco music, because we’re taking you to the bayou! You’ll start by roasting up spiced cauliflower for this Cajun-inspired vegan stew. Meanwhile, the Creole holy trinity—onion, celery, and bell pepper—is happily caramelizing to the sound of a brass band off in the distance. A dose of tomatoes rounds it all out, and this delicious dish is ready in no time to ladle over fragrant, long-grain basmati rice. Like they say in NOLA: Laissez les bon temps roulez (Let the good times roll)!
1 unit
Green Bell Pepper
2 unit
Veggie Stock Concentrate
1 unit
Onion
14 ounce
Diced Tomatoes
10 ounce
Shrimp
(Contains: Shellfish)
1 tablespoon
Cajun Spice Blend
10 ounce
Cauliflower Florets
¼ ounce
Parsley
1 tablespoon
Flour
(Contains: Wheat)
2.5 ounce
Celery
½ cup
Basmati Rice
6 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper

• Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Cut cauliflower into bite-size pieces if necessary. Halve, peel, and finely dice onion. Core, deseed, and finely dice bell pepper. Finely dice celery. Pick parsley leaves from stems; mince leaves.

• Toss cauliflower on a baking sheet with a large drizzle of oil, half the Cajun Spice Blend (you’ll use the rest later), salt, and pepper. Roast on top rack until tender and golden brown, 20-25 minutes.

• Meanwhile, in a small pot, combine rice, half the stock concentrates, ¾ cup water (1½ cups for 4 servings), a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.

• Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, bell pepper, and celery; cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and softened, 6-8 minutes. Season generously with salt and pepper. • Add another drizzle of oil to pot. Sprinkle in flour and remaining Cajun Spice Blend; cook, stirring, until lightly toasted, 1-2 minutes more.
Rinse shrimp under cold water. Pat shrimp or chicken dry with paper towels and season all over with salt and pepper. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add shrimp or chicken; cook, stirring occasionally, until cooked through, 3-4 minutes for shrimp, or 4-6 minutes for chicken. Transfer to a plate.

• Add diced tomatoes, remaining stock concentrates, and 1¼ cups water (2½ cups for 4 servings) to same pot; stir to combine, scraping up any browned bits from bottom of pot. • Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until slightly thickened, 7-10 minutes. • Stir in roasted cauliflower and half the parsley. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
Add shrimp or chicken to stew along with cauliflower.

• Fluff rice with a fork. • Divide rice between bowls on one side; serve stew alongside rice. Garnish with remaining parsley and serve.
Shrimp are fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 145°.
While this meal took a little longer than the Firecracker Chicken Ramen Stir-Fry, it was absolutely delicious and very filling. I really appreciated the variety of flavors in the fresh vegetables. Adding shrimp was a good choice for our household, because it made it more like a jambalaya with the extra protein. As with our previous recipe, we were actually able to get 3 servings out of this one, which meant I had lunch the next day!
Lots of moving parts for prep, but very good dish. Probably better for a weekend meal.
Wow! We had the version with shrimp and it was delicious. Also, easily fed three hungry people, including a teenager.
Made a lot of food with the added protein, which was nice! Would have enjoyed more robust spices or some heat.
Too much tomato for my taste. Would use less in the future.