8 Healthy Mardi Gras Recipes

Featured Article, Healthy Meal Ideas, Healthy Recipes and Nutrition
on February 27, 2014
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Ditte Isager
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Cajun food is about as synonymous with New Orleans as jazz and debauchery. If you can’t make it to the French Quarter this weekend, bring the flavors of Louisiana to your table with these 8 lightened-up Creole and Cajun recipes, perfect for your at-home Mardi Gras celebration.

Shrimp & Crab Gumbo

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Seafood Gumbo

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Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

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Slow-Cooker Chicken Crockpot Gumbo

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Shrimp Creole

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Red Beans & Rice

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Stewed Okra & Tomatoes

stewed okra and tomatoes

Chicken Jambalaya 

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