Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
Recipe from
Better Homes and Gardens
This Cajun-inspired soup recipe is served over rice and topped with sliced green onions. Serve with bottled hot pepper sauce to liven up the dish.

Servings:
Makes 6 main-dish servings.
Prep Time:
40 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 20 mins
Ingredients
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1/3 cupall-purpose floursee savings

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1/3 cupcooking oilsee savings

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1/2 cupchopped onion (1 medium)see savings

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1/2 cupchopped green or red sweet pepper (1 small)see savings

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1/2 cupsliced celery (I stalk)see savings

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3 clovesgarlic, mincedsee savings

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1-1/2 to 2 teaspoonsCajun seasoningsee savings

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1 14-ounce canbeef brothsee savings

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1 10-ounce packagefrozen cut okra* or cut green beanssee savings

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1-1/2 cupschopped cooked chickensee savings

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8 ouncescooked smoked sausage links, slicedsee savings

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3 cupshot cooked long grain or brown ricesee savings

Directions
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For roux, in a 3-quart heavy saucepan combine flour and oil until smooth. Cook over medium-high heat for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium. Cook and stir constantly for 8 to 10 minutes more or until the roux is dark reddish brown.
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Stir in onion, sweet pepper, celery, and garlic. Cook about 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring frequently. Stir in Cajun seasoning. Stir in broth and 3/4 cup water. Add okra. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 15 minutes. Stir in chicken and sausage; heat through. To serve, ladle gumbo into bowls with rice. If desired, top each serving with sliced green onion and pass bottled hot pepper sauce. Makes 6 main-dish servings.
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*Note: If you can't find cut okra, buy whole. Thaw slightly and slice.
Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 355, Total Fat 14 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 114 mg, Sodium 487 mg, Carbohydrate 34 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 22 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 12%, Iron 19%.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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