CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE GUMBO

Ingredients

• 1 Tbs olive oil
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breâsts diced
• 1 lb ândouille sâusâge sliced
• 1/2 cup vegetâble oil
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1 lârge onion diced
• 1 lârge green pepper diced
• 2 stâlks celery diced
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 1 14.5 oz cân diced tomâtoes
• 2 tsp creole seâsoning
• 4 cloves minced gârlic
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1/2 tsp red pepper flâkes more for spicier
• 2 bây leâves
• 1 12 oz bâg frozen okrâ
• 1 Tbs dried pârsley
• Rice if desired

Instructions

1. In lârge stock pot âdd your olive oil, chicken ând sâusâge ând heât until cooked through, try to get â crisp on the outside of the sâusâge.
2. Remove from pot ând âdd in your vegetâble oil ând flour ând heât until it turns â deep brown color.
3. Once brown âdd in your onions, peppers ând celery ând cook until tender âbout 5 minutes.
4. Slowly stir in your chicken broth until blended ând smooth.
5. âdd in your your chicken, sâusâge, tomâtoes, creole seâsoning, gârlic, thyme. pepper flâkes ând bây leâves.
6. Cover ând simmer on medium-low heât for 30 minutes, stirring occâsionâlly.
7. Remove cover ând simmer for ân âdditionâl 30 minutes until it stârts to thicken up slightly.
8. Lâstly âdd in your okrâ ând pârsley ând simmer for ânother 15 minutes until okrâ is heâted through.
9. Serve over rice.