This quick and easy gumbo is a hearty and filling meal that is great anytime! The frozen vegetables speed up the cooking process and you can add additional protein and spices to suit your taste.
Ingredients
- all-purpose flour: 2 Tbsp
- vegetable oil: 1 Tbsp
- frozen chopped onions: 1 cup
- frozen green bell peppers: 1 cup
- frozen cut okra: 1 cup
- celery: 1 cup (chopped)
- garlic: 2 tsp (minced)
- Creole seasoning: 1 tsp (to taste)
- thyme: 0.5 tsp (dried)
- cayenne pepper: 0.5 tsp (to taste)
- salt: 0.5 tsp (to taste)
- ground black pepper: 0.5 tsp (to taste)
- bag boil-in-bag rice: 1 piece (3.5 ounce)
- roasted chicken: 2 cups (chopped)
- ounces kielbasa sausage: 8 piece (cut into 1-inch pieces)
- tomatoes with green peppers and onions: 1 can (14.5 ounce can, diced)
- chicken broth: 1 can (14.5 ounce can)
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Stages of cooking
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Combine flour and oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until it forms a thick paste the consistency of cake frosting. Continue cooking, stirring constantly, until the flour turns dark golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. The darker the roux, the more depth of flavor, but don't burn it.
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Add onions, bell peppers, okra, celery, garlic, Creole seasoning, thyme, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Cook until vegetables are tender, 3 to 6 minutes.
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While vegetables are cooking, bring 4 cups water to a boil in a 2-quart saucepan. Add unopened bag of rice and boil, uncovered, until rice is tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove bag from water and drain. Cut open bag, pour rice into a bowl, and fluff.
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Stir chicken, kielbasa, diced tomatoes, and chicken broth into the cooked vegetables. Cook until thoroughly heated, about 10 minutes. Serve gumbo over warm rice.
