sausage & chicken gumbo

Recipe by
DAWN WORDEN
milton, FL

Made this when I was bored. I had roasted a chicken the night before the next day started to make baked beans and ended up with this.

yield 8 serving(s)
prep time 30 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Stove Top

Ingredients For sausage & chicken gumbo

  • 1
    chicken roasted
  • 1/2 c
    rice
  • 1 pkg
    smoked sausage
  • 1 lg
    onion
  • 1 lg
    bell pepper
  • 4 clove
    garlic
  • 1/4 c
    water
  • 2 Tbsp
    olive oil
  • 3 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1/4 c
    flour
  • 8 c
    chicken broth
  • 1 tsp
    poultry seasoning
  • 1/4 tsp
    thyme, dried
  • 1/4 tsp
    celery seed
  • 1/4 tsp
    sage, dried
  • 1/4 tsp
    basil, dried or 2 leaves
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 can
    okra
  • 1 can
    corn
  • 1 can
    rotel tomatoes and green chilies

How To Make sausage & chicken gumbo

  • 1
    In large pot cook sausage until brown. Take out of pot and set aside.
  • 2
    In same pot cook chopped onion, bell pepper and garlic with the olive oil and water until tender. Take out of pot and set aside.
  • 3
    In same pot melt butter or fat from roasted chicken (I used both) and whisk in flour. Slowly add 1 cup of the chicken broth while whisking. Now add poultry seasoning, thyme, celery seed, sage, basil salt and pepper.
  • 4
    Add the remaining 7 cups chicken broth, bring to a simmer and add the rice let simmer for 15 min covered.
  • 5
    Return the cooked sausage onion and bell peppers to pot adding the okra, corn, and rotel tomatoes and chilies. Bring to a simmer let cook for 5 minutes and serve.
  • 6
    You can serve the rice on the side or cook it in the gumbo. No need to cook the gumbo for the 15 minutes if rice is cooked on side.
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