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Chicken Sausage Gumbo

This wonderful soup is full of chicken, bacon, sausage, veggies, and tomato spiked broth. It has a huge amount of flavor and a little bit of spicy heat. It makes you want to say Ayeee!
Servings: 8
Author: Wench Sherry

Ingredients

  • 6 slices bacon cut into small pieces
  • 2 cups onions diced
  • 2 cups green pepper diced
  • 2 cups celery diced
  • 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 whole chicken or 6 boneless chicken breasts
  • 1 pound smoked sausage or andouille
  • 64 ounces chicken broth
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
  • 1 15 oz. can tomato and herb sauce
  • 16 oz. bag frozen, sliced okra
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne optional

Instructions

  • In a large stock pot, boil the chicken in water with some bouillon added until done (about 30 minutes). Remove the chicken from the pot and remove the meat from the bones when cool enough to handle. Chop or shred the meat into bite-sized pieces. Reserve the broth if you wish but discard the bones and skin. 
  • Wipe out the stock pot to use again. 
  • While the chicken is cooking, dice the onion, green pepper, and celery and set aside. At this time, if you are using frozen okra, place it into a colander and run some water over it to get rid of any ice crystals and start the thawing process. If you are using canned okra (2 - 3 cans) all you need to do is open the cans and drain the liquid and then set them aside. 
  • Place the bacon that has been cut into small pieces into the pot. Cook for a minute or two until there is a little bit of fat coating the bottom of the pot.
  • Add the onion, green pepper, and celery. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
  • Add the sliced sausage or andouille and garlic. Saute for 3 minutes until the veggies are softened and the bacon and sausage are beginning to brown a bit.
  • Add the chicken broth, the chicken pieces, and salt and pepper. Bring this to a simmer over medium-high heat and cook, covered, for 30 minutes. 
  • Add the tomato sauce, okra and cajun seasoning (and cayenne if using) and simmer until the okra is tender. This takes anywhere from 20 to 30 minutes. If you use canned okra the time will be shorter. 
  • Remove from the heat and allow to cool for a few minutes.