Gumbo Recipes

A New Orleans staple, gumbo blends a multitude of ingredients. From Creole-style gumbo to the famous gumbo with herbs, these easy recipes showcase dozens of gumbo variations -- and each is a tribute to old-fashioned Southern cooking.

 
 
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Chicken Gumbo

From Betty Crocker

From Betty's Soul Food Collection... Who says you can't have it all? Our recipe makeover proves you can have Chicken Gumbo with authentic flavor and a complete serving of veggies--a smart bonus.

Chicken Gumbo

Cajun Seafood Gumbo

From Better Homes and Gardens

Add a bit of the bayou--okra, seafood, and tongue-tingling spices--to your menu with this Cajun stew.

Cajun Seafood Gumbo

Paula Deen's Gumbo

From Smithfield

This gumbo has a delicious flavor and is an ideal comfort food.

Paula Deen's Gumbo

Simple Seafood Gumbo

From Better Homes and Gardens

Ready-to-go products like Cajun-style stewed tomatoes and cooked seafood make everything easy and foolproof in this 30-minute gumbo.

Simple Seafood Gumbo

Vegetarian Gumbo

From Vegetarian Times

Here, the rich, dark roux of a Louisiana-style gumbo is laced with carrots, parsnips, okra, and green beans, but feel free to substitute any vegetables you have on hand.

Vegetarian Gumbo

New Orleans "Best" Gumbo

From Betty Crocker

From Betty's Soul Food Collection... Soul food takes on a spicy accent in gumbo packed with flavor, spice and plenty of shrimp and oysters.

New Orleans "Best" Gumbo

Shrimp Gumbo

From Ladies' Home Journal

Shrimp and sausage team up in this Cajun-style stew. The best part? Dinner is ready in just 30 minutes.

Shrimp Gumbo

Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

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.

Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

Shrimp and Crab Gumbo

From Diabetic Living

Browning the flour gives the gumbo its distinctive rich color and flavor.

Shrimp and Crab Gumbo

Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

From Diabetic Living

This slow cooker recipe of classic Creole gumbo browns the flour in a skillet without fat so the final recipe has only 230 calories and 5 grams of fat per serving.

Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

Seafood Minestrone

From Better Homes and Gardens

This seafood version of the classic Italian soup uses shrimp, pasta, beans, and tomatoes. Serve this healthy 30-minute recipe when time is short.

Seafood Minestrone

Mardi Gras Gumbo

From The Food Channel

Hearty slow-simmered traditional gumbo served ladled over steamed white rice. Perfect for Mardi Gras season...or anytime you're hungry!

Mardi Gras Gumbo

Chicken-and-Sausage Gumbo

From Food & Wine

Jess Jackson asks for this ersatz gumbo every time he visits his Kentucky farm. "He always says, 'We should have this once a week,' " Huffman says. "Then, when he's about halfway through the bowl -- 'OK, twice a week.' It's not authentic gumbo, but Creole flavors have crept up to Kentucky."

Chicken-and-Sausage Gumbo

Amanda Marsalis
Cajun-Seasoned Vegetarian Gumbo

From Better Homes and Gardens

Spunky Cajun seasoning, velvety black beans and colorful vegetables keep this Cajun-Seasoned Vegetarian Gumbo lively, loaded and interesting. There's plenty of saucy liquid to flavor accompanying rice.

Cajun-Seasoned Vegetarian Gumbo

Seafood Gumbo

From Better Homes and Gardens

The full flavor of catfish is a good choice for this well-seasoned fish dinner recipe.

Seafood Gumbo

Crab Gumbo

From Better Homes and Gardens

This low-calorie recipe includes everything necessary to call this Cajun recipe a gumbo--except the fat-laden roux.

Crab Gumbo

Chicken, Oyster, and Sausage Gumbo

From Better Homes and Gardens

Gumbo is from an African word for okra, one of the two thickeners used for this Cajun stew. The other is file powder, a Louisiana seasoning made from ground sassafras leaves.

Chicken, Oyster, and Sausage Gumbo

Chicken-and-Okra Gumbo

From Food & Wine

Chef Way: At Boston's Tupelo, chef Rembs Layman prepares rich gumbo with house-made stock and a jerk seasoning blend from Christina's Spice & Specialty Foods.Easy Way: Use store-bought rotisserie chicken, canned chicken broth and supermarket jerk or Cajun seasoning.

Chicken-and-Okra Gumbo

Quentin Bacon
Shrimp-and-Crab Gumbo

From Food & Wine

This gumbo from chef-owner Donald Link of Herbsaint in New Orleans owes its flavor to the roux, a mix of flour and oil that's cooked until it's coffee-colored.

Shrimp-and-Crab Gumbo

Tina Rupp
Sausage Gumbo

From EatingWell

To keep it simple, we've opted for just the essential ingredients in this rendition of the hearty Creole favorite: sausage, okra, rice and a little spice.

Sausage Gumbo

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