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Plan Z Phase: This is a Z3 (ZReboot) recipe. This dish is super easy once you grab all the ingredients!

Serves: 2-3

Ingredients:

• 1 Tbl olive oil
• 1/2 cup red peppers, diced into medium/large pieces
• 1/2 cup green peppers, diced into medium/large pieces
• 1/2 cup red onion, sliced thin and chopped
• 2 Tbl fresh garlic, minced
• 2 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp fresh thyme
• 2 tsp fresh basil, sliced thin
• 2 tsp fresh chives, minced
• 1/4 cup cream cheese, room temperature
• 2 Tbl heavy cream
• 1 lb fresh or thawed, peeled and deveined large shrimp
• 1/4 cup grisini breadsticks, ground (you can whiz them in a food processor or put them in a ziplock bag and flatten them with a rolling pin)
• sea salt and black pepper to taste

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Then start chopping. You need to make sure you chop every before you start the sauté. This dish cooks quickly!

In a large saute pan over high heat add the oil. Once it begins to shimmer (which means it is hot!) add the red peppers, green peppers, and red onion. Stir around with a wooden spoon for 2-3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. They should be sizzling!

Now add the garlic into the same pan as the sizzling peppers and onions. Stir around to incorporate, then add the spices (paprika, cumin, chili powder). The spices will begin to become aromatic and strong smelling. This is key! This is called toasting the spices. After a minute of toasting the spices, turn the heat off.

With the heat turned off add the cream, cream cheese, and fresh herbs. Stir to incorporate until a light sauce consistency is formed. Check to see if it needs more salt and pepper.

Now add the raw shrimp to the peppers and onion mixture. Stir to incorporate. Put the mixture into a 9 inch cake pan and place in the oven.

The jambalaya will cook for about 17 minutes. Once it has been cooking for about 10 minutes, sprinkle the bread crumbs over the top and place back in the oven for another 7 minutes. When it’s done, the shrimp will be pink and white all the way through.

When the jambalaya is ready, remove from the oven and top with fresh chives.

This makes a great one-dish-meal, or you can serve it with a red romaine salad and your favorite Zola dressing.

Enjoy!

Chef Josh