Cajun Chicken and Shrimp Gumbo
Cajun style gumbo with chicken, shrimp and andouille sausage served with rice.
Equipment
- Dutch oven or large soup pot
Ingredients
- 6 cups chicken broth low sodium
- 1 pound chicken thighs boneless, skinless, cut into 1 inch cubes
- 1 pound shrimp shelled and deviend
- 14 ounces andouille sausage cubed or sliced
- 2 cups white rice
- 2 cups green bell pepper diced about 1 green pepper
- 2 cups onion diced about 1 medium onion
- 2 cups celery diced about 3 stalks
- 2 cups okra sliced
- ½ cup fresh parsley finely chopped
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- ½ tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 2 bay leaves
Instructions
- In a Dutch oven or large soup pot cook the chicken thighs on medium-high heat. You can cut them before or after cooking. Once they are cooked, 4-10 minutes depending on size, remove them from the pot and cut if you have not.
- Add the andouille sausage, chicken, pepper, thyme, oregano, cayenne, salt and paprika. Cook for another 3-5 minutes, remove from the heat and set aside.
- In the Dutch oven add the flour and butter on high high heat. Melt the butter and stir. The flour will slowly change color from pale white to a rich milk chocolate color. Add the okra to the roux and cook for a minute. Reduce the heat to medium and add the onion, celery, and green bell pepper and cook until onions start to soften. About 7-10 minutes.
- Add the parsley and garlic to the pot and cook for another minute.
- Next add the andouille sausage, chicken broth, and bay leaves back to the pot and pour in the chicken broth. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook uncovered for 45 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook for another 5 minutes until the shrimp turn pink and are cooked through.
- While the gumbo is simmering, cook the rice according to the package instructions.
- Serve over a bed of white rice.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 599kcalCarbohydrates: 56gProtein: 41gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 203mgSodium: 842mgPotassium: 995mgFiber: 4gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 1117IUVitamin C: 46mgCalcium: 144mgIron: 4mg
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