SLOW-COOKED CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE GUMBO

Slow-Cooked Chicken and Sausage Gumbo image

A great recipe for the middle of the week! Serve over rice.

Provided by Carly-Jay

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Gumbo Recipes

Time 6h58m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

⅓ cup vegetable oil
⅓ cup all-purpose flour
1 (19 ounce) package mild Italian sausage, cut into bite-size pieces
4 chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces
1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 onion, diced
1 yellow bell pepper, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
1 jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground paprika
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 cups chicken broth

Steps:

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add flour; cook and stir until a golden brown paste forms, about 10 minutes.
Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add sausage; cook and stir until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a slow cooker.
Place chicken thighs in the same skillet; cook and stir until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Transfer chicken thighs to the slow cooker.
Stir diced tomatoes, onion, yellow bell pepper, celery, jalapeno pepper, and minced garlic into the slow cooker. Add flour paste, garlic powder, paprika, onion powder, pepper, and oregano. Stir in chicken broth.
Cook on Low until flavors combine, 6 to 8 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 375.2 calories, Carbohydrate 10.9 g, Cholesterol 59.7 mg, Fat 27.7 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 19.4 g, SaturatedFat 7.4 g, Sodium 914.1 mg, Sugar 2.9 g