Name: Slow Cooker Gumbo
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 15 min
Ingredients: 3/4 lb skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1″ pieces (chicken breast can be substituted); 1/4 lb fully cooked smoked sausage (2 5″ sausages), chopped; 2 med stalks of celery(with leaves), sliced (1 1/4 cups); 1 large carrot, chopped (3/4 cup); 1 med onion, chopped (1/2 cup); 1 can (14 1/2 oz) stewed tomatoes, undrained; 5 cups water; 2 tbsp chicken bouillon granules; 1 tsp dried thyme leaves; 1 pkg (10 oz) frozen cut okra, thawed and drained (*add this at the very end); 3 cups hot cooked rice, for serving; Hot red pepper sauce- Tobasco is traditional. (*best if added by the individual after served); Gumbo File; Chopped Parsley

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One of the best things about being from New Orleans is growing up with arguably some of the best food in the world. When you hone your taste buds with the finest ingredients and flavor combinations, you quickly learn the difference between “good food” and pure excellence — with the bar set high. Which means if you move away from New Orleans, you might have to eat at home more to satisfy the expectations of your palette. With holidays around the corner, many of us are thinking of what we will serve our guests. If a quick trip to New Orleans to try Galatoire’s famous Bread Pudding in person is not in the cards, you can always bring this memorable dose of NOLA cuisine to your dinner table. This is not a make ahead dish, but it is well worth factoring good timing into your meal. Galatoires says of this famous dessert: [Read more…] about Galatoires Bread Pudding – a New Orleans Recipe for Great Entertaining

Slow Cooker Gumbo

January 22, 2014 By Courtney Price 8 Comments

This delicious GUMBO takes me back to my New Orleans roots. It was my father’s recipe, and interestingly does not start with a roux, making it a gluten free version. Prep time is only about 15 minutes, and your home will smell great all day while the Gumbo cooks.

Slow Cooker Gumbo

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 4 hours

Total Time 4 hours 15 minutes

Ingredients

3/4 lb skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1″ pieces (chicken breast can be substituted)
1/4 lb fully cooked smoked sausage (2 5″ sausages), chopped
2 med stalks of celery(with leaves), sliced (1 1/4 cups)
1 large carrot, chopped (3/4 cup)
1 med onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
1 can (14 1/2 oz) stewed tomatoes, undrained
5 cups water
2 tbsp chicken bouillon granules
1 tsp dried thyme leaves
1 pkg (10 oz) frozen cut okra, thawed and drained (*add this at the very end)
3 cups hot cooked rice, for serving
Hot red pepper sauce- Tobasco is traditional. (*best if added by the individual after served)
Gumbo File
Chopped Parsley

Instructions

Mix all ingredients except okra, rice and pepper sauce in 3 1/2 – to 6 qt slow cooker.
Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 8 hours or until chicken is no longer pink in center.
Stir in okra. Cover and cook on low heat setting 20 minutes.
Spoon rice into individual soup bowls; top with gumbo. Sprinkle Gumbo Filet (pictured below) and chopped parsley to garnish.

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