EASY GUMBO SOUP

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This thick gumbo soup combines smoked sausage, chicken, tomatoes, rice, and okra for a delicious and hearty meal. It's great to serve with cornbread muffins or garlic toast.

Provided by westvalleyval

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Gumbo Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

3 tablespoons vegetable oil
5 cloves garlic, chopped
3 stalks celery, chopped
2 red bell peppers, seeded and chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon Creole seasoning (such as Tony Chachere's®), or more to taste
ground black pepper to taste
⅓ cup all-purpose flour
3 cups chicken stock
2 cups water
1 cup uncooked instant rice (such as Minute®)
16 ounces frozen cut okra
14 ounces smoked kielbasa sausage, halved and sliced thinly
1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 dash hot sauce, or to taste
1 pound shredded cooked chicken

Steps:

Heat vegetable oil over medium heat in a large stock pot. Add garlic, celery, bell peppers, onion, oregano, Creole seasoning, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 10 minutes.
Sprinkle flour over vegetable mixture and mix well. Cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
Pour in chicken stock, water, rice, okra, sausage, tomatoes, and hot sauce. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until sausage is heated through and vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in cooked chicken and heat through, about 5 minutes more. Adjust seasonings to taste.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 436 calories, Carbohydrate 25.3 g, Cholesterol 78.3 mg, Fat 25 g, Fiber 3.9 g, Protein 25.7 g, SaturatedFat 9.2 g, Sodium 862.1 mg, Sugar 5.1 g