Chicken & Sausage Gumbo

Name: Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: American, Southern, Cajun And Creole
Ingredients: ▢ ½ cup vegetable oil plus 2 tablespoons; ▢ 4 boneless chicken thighs cubed; ▢ 1 pound andouille sausage or smoked sausage, chopped; ▢ ½ cup flour; ▢ 1 large onion diced; ▢ 3 ribs celery chopped; ▢ 2 green bell peppers chopped; ▢ 1 cup frozen okra chopped; ▢ 4 cloves garlic chopped; ▢ 2 bay leaves; ▢ 3 tablespoons low sodium cajun seasoning I prefer homemade; ▢ 6-8 cups chicken broth; ▢ 4 green onions sliced; ▢ ⅓ cup fresh parsley

6 steps

Cook:1h 30min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:37:36 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories689.8 kcal (34%)

Total Fat55.3 g (79%)

Carbs20.9 g (8%)

Sugars4.6 g (5%)

Protein29.5 g (59%)

Sodium2346.5 mg (117%)

Fiber3.6 g (13%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

5 servings

½ cupvegetable oil

plus 2 tablespoons

4boneless chicken thighs

cubed

1 poundandouille sausage

or smoked sausage, chopped

½ cupflour

3 ribscelery

4 clovesgarlic

3 tablespoonslow sodium cajun seasoning

I prefer homemade

6 cupschicken broth

4green onions

sliced

⅓ cupfresh parsley

Instructions

Step 1

Heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat in a large pot. Add chicken and sausage and cook until you get a deep crust. Do not stir too much. Remove from pan and set aside.

Step 2

Add remaining oil to the pan along with flour. Cook over medium heat until fragrant and light brown in color.

Step 3

Add onion, celery and bell peppers. Cook 5 minutes.

Step 4

Add okra, garlic, and seasonings. Cook an additional 5 minutes. The mixture will appear a bit stringy.

Step 5

Add meat and broth. Simmer uncovered 30 minutes, add green onions and half of the parsley. Simmer an additional 30 minutes or until it reaches desired consistency.

Step 6

Remove bay leaves and serve over rice.