Chicken Sausage Gumbo Cajun Style

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 cups water
• 4 teaspoons low-sodium instant chicken bouillon granules
• 1 lb frozen okra
• 2 (10 ounce) cans diced tomatoes and green chilies
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 teaspoons tony chachere's creole seasoning
• 1 1/2-2 lbs chicken breasts, boiled
• 1 lb chicken sausage, casings removed
• 1/2 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
• 4 -6 celery ribs, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 1 -2 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 3 cups brown rice

Recipe

• 1 boil a pot of water to cook the chicken breasts inches.
• 2 trim excess fat from chicken breasts and dice into 1/2 inch cubes.
• 3 once water is boiling, add diced chicken and cook through - careful to not overcook.
• 4 drain chicken.
• 5 in a large pot, place 4 cups water, chicken bouillon, okra, diced tomatoes, basil, oregano, thyme, bay leaves, 1 tsp of tony chachere's seasoning and boiled chicken. bring to a boil.
• 6 in a pan, heat extra virgin olive oil.
• 7 in another pot, boil water for the rice.
• 8 remove casings from chicken sausage and place in pan with oil, cook until browned.
• 9 next add celery, bell pepper, onion and garlic, 1 tsp tony chachere's seasoning and red pepper flakes to pan with sausage.
• 10 once cooked through, add the sausage mixture to the pot with the chicken and seasonings.
• 11 simmer for 20 minutes.
• 12 cook rice accordingly.
• 13 serve gumbo atop rice.
• 14 enjoy!