Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
A fun southern favorite this Chicken and Sausage Gumbo is the perfect cool weather recipe with just enough spice to give you a kick.
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 462kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Tbs olive oil
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts diced
- 1 lb andouille sausage sliced
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1 large onion diced
- 1 large green pepper diced
- 2 stalks celery diced
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
- 2 tsp creole seasoning
- 4 cloves minced garlic
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes more for spicier
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 12 oz bag frozen okra
- 1 Tbs dried parsley
- Rice if desired
Instructions
- In large stock pot add your olive oil, chicken and sausage and heat until cooked through, try to get a crisp on the outside of the sausage.
- Remove from pot and add in your vegetable oil and flour and heat until it turns a deep brown color.
- Once brown add in your onions, peppers and celery and cook until tender about 5 minutes.
- Slowly stir in your chicken broth until blended and smooth.
- Add in your your chicken, sausage, tomatoes, creole seasoning, garlic, thyme. pepper flakes and bay leaves.
- Cover and simmer on medium-low heat for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove cover and simmer for an additional 30 minutes until it starts to thicken up slightly.
- Lastly add in your okra and parsley and simmer for another 15 minutes until okra is heated through.
- Serve over rice.
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Notes
To add shrimp to this recipe reduce your chicken to 1/2 lb and add 1 lb shrimp which is added when you add your okra.
Nutrition
Calories: 462kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 1297mg | Potassium: 692mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 410IU | Vitamin C: 32.3mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 2.7mg