Easy Chicken (turkey) Gumbo

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 4 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 1 package frozen okra, thawed and chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups diced cooked chicken or 2 cups turkey
• 1 cup raw shrimp (optional)
• 1 cup diced cooked spicy sausage (optional)
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning
• cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 in large deep skillet, heat olive oil.
• 2 add onion, celery, peppers, okra and saute for 2 minutes.
• 3 add garlic and saute another 2 minutes.
• 4 add flour to vegetable-oil mixture and stir.
• 5 continue stirring until flour turns brown.
• 6 add chicken, tomatoes, broth and seasonings.
• 7 shrimp or sausage can be added if desired.
• 8 simmer for 20 minutes.
• 9 serve over cooked rice.