Creole Chicken Soup

Total Time: 10 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 1/2 lb low-fat kielbasa
• 1 1/2 cups okra, sliced (fresh or frozen)
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 large sweet green pepper, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/2 cups frozen corn
• 1/4 cup rice
• 6 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 15 ounces low-sodium tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 3 -4 drops tabasco sauce
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 combine ingredients in a 6 quart slow cooker.
• 2 cook on high for 1 hour.
• 3 stir, reduce heat to low and cook 7 - 9 hours.
• 4 remove chicken from the pot, cool slightly.
• 5 chop chicken into bite-sized pieces; return to pot.