Easy Chicken Gumbo
By
Alice Meier
@alicef31
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If you can't find the gumbo vegetables mix just use frozen mixed vegetables plus a package of frozed sliced okra.
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Ingredients
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2 slicebacon, finely chopped
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1 lbfrozen gombo mix vegetables
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2 qtchicken broth
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1 lbboneless, skinless chicken breasts, thighs, or both
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1 can(s)(14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes
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2 tsphot-pepper sauce, or to taste
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1 clovegarlic, crushed
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1/2 tspdried thyme
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1/2 tspground black pepper
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1/4 tspcrushed red pepper, or to taste
How to Make Easy Chicken Gumbo
- Put your soup kettle or a good, big saucepane over medium heat. Put the bacon in the kettle and start it browning.
- When the bacon is just starting to get crisp, add the frozen gumbo mix- no need to thaw it first--and the chicken broth.
- Cut the chicken into 1/2" cubes and stir it into the soup (don't just dump it in, or it will sink to the botton of the pot and cook together into a big lump). Stir in the tomatoes, hot-pepper sauce, garlic, thyme, black pepper, and red pepper, bring the whole thing to a simmer, and let it cook until the veggies are tender.