
How To Make Chicken and Smoked-Sausage Gumbo
This smoke sausage gumbo is a hearty and filling dish, that’s loaded with tender chicken and veggies, and all simmered in a richly spicy tomato sauce!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 3tbspcooking oil
- 3tbspflour
- 1onion
- 2celery ribs
- 1green bell pepper
- 1ozfrozen okra,(1 package), sliced
- 1bay leaf
- 1½tspdried thyme
- 1tspdried oregano
- 2tspsalt
- ¼tspfresh ground black pepper
- ¼tspcayenne
- 1¾cupstomatoes in thick puree,(one 15 oz can), canned, crushed
- 4cupschicken broth,(1 quart), low sodium, canned
- ½lbsmoked sausage
- 1lbchicken meat,boneless
- ¾cuplong grain rice
Instructions
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In a large stainless-steel pot, heat the oil over moderate heat. Whisk in the flour and cook, whisking, for about 4 minutes, until starting to brown.
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Reduce the heat to moderately low. Stir in the onion, celery, and bell pepper and cook for about 7 minutes, until starting to soften. Add the okra, bay leaf, thyme, oregano, salt, black pepper, cayenne, and tomatoes.
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Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the broth and the smoked sausage.
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Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the chicken and cook for 4 to 5 minutes longer, until just done. Remove the bay leaf.
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Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Stir in the rice and boil for 10 to 12 minutes, until just done. Drain.
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Put a mound of rice in the center of each bowl. Ladle the gumbo around the rice.
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Serve warm, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 663.39kcal
- Fat:Â 31.54g
- Saturated Fat:Â 6.91g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.10g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 14.78g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 7.07g
- Carbohydrates:Â 49.83g
- Fiber:Â 3.32g
- Sugar:Â 8.52g
- Protein:Â 43.64g
- Cholesterol:Â 126.27mg
- Sodium:Â 1429.73mg
- Calcium:Â 80.00mg
- Potassium:Â 1067.88mg
- Iron:Â 3.51mg
- Vitamin A: 79.19µg
- Vitamin C:Â 40.30mg
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