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chicken and sausage gumbo

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Rev BJ Friley
Vicksburg, MS

This slow cooker recipe of classic Creole gumbo browns the flour in a skillet without fat so the final recipe has only 320 calories and 5 grams of fat per serving.

(2 ratings)
yield 8 (3/4-cup) servings
cook time 3 Hr 30 Min
method Slow Cooker Crock Pot

Ingredients For chicken and sausage gumbo

  • 1/3 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1 can
    (14 oz.) reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 2 c
    chopped cooked chicken breast or turkey breast (10 ounces)
  • 8 oz
    smoked turkey sausage links, quartered lengthwise and sliced
  • 2 c
    sliced okra or one 10-ounce package frozen cut okra, partially thawed
  • 1 c
    water
  • 1 c
    onion, coarsely chopped
  • 1 c
    redf or green sweet pepper, coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 c
    celery, sliced
  • 4 clove
    garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp
    dried thyme, crushed
  • 1/2 tsp
    ground black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp
    cayenne pepper
  • 3 c
    hot cooked browen rice

How To Make chicken and sausage gumbo

  • 1
    For roux: In a heavy sauce pan, cook flour over medium heat about 6 minutes or until brown, still occasionally. Remove from heat; cool slightly. Gradually stir broth into flour. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
  • 2
    Pour thickened flour mixture in a 3 1/2 or 4-quart slow cooker.
  • 3
    Add chicken, sausage, okra, the water, onion, sweet pepper, celery, garlic, thyme, black pepper, and cayenne pepper.
  • 4
    Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 6 to 7 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 to 3 1/2 hours.
  • 5
    Skim off fat.
  • 6
    Serve gumbo over hot cooked brown rice.
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