Chicken Chorizo Gumbo
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Better Homes and Gardens mag.
Serves 8 peopleCategories: chili, chowder, gumbo, stew
Ingredients
- 8 oz. Spanish chorizo, thinly sliced
- 12 oz. okra, sliced or 2 cups frozen cut okra
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 1geen pepper, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 2 14 1/2oz. cans stewed tomatoes, undrained
- 12 oz. skinless, boneless chicken thighs
- 1 Tbsp. smoked paprika
Directions
- Cook chorizo in a 4 to 6 quart Dutch oven over medium heat until a thin layer of fat forms. Transfer chorizo to a bowl.
- Add okra, celery, green pepper, onion and garlic; cook and stir 10 minutes. Place in bowl with chorizo.
- Add canola oil to pot. Whisk in flour until mixture thickens and turns a medium brown, about 6 minutes. Whisk in broth.
- Add tomatoes, reserved chorizo and vegetables, chicken, and paprika. Bring to boiling. Simmer gently, uncovered, 45 minutes.
- Remove chicken, coll. Shred with fork. Return to pot. Heat through.
- Serve over prepared white rice.
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per serving: 401 cal. 19 g carb.