Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

SmartPoints: 8 | Prep Time: 20 min | Cook Time: 13 min | Serves: 4 | Difficulty: Easy

Description

Homemade gumbo in 25 minutes or less? Absolutely! Use a frozen mix of corn, bell pepper, okra and onion and you’ll be eating in no time.

Ingredients

• 6 oz uncooked boneless skinless chicken breast(s), cut into 1-inch cubes

• 6 oz beef or pork summer sausage(s), spicy (chicken, turkey or pork), cut into 1-inch cubes

• 1 package(s) frozen gumbo style vegetables, 10 oz (corn, pepper, okra, onion)

• 1 clove(s) garlic clove(s), minced

• 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour

• 1 cup(s) canned chicken broth

• 1 cup(s) canned crushed tomatoes

• 1⁄4 tsp dried thyme

• 1⁄8 tsp table salt

• 1⁄8 tsp black pepper

• 1 leaf/leaves bay leaf

• 1 medium uncooked scallion(s), green part only, chopped

Instructions

1. Generously spray Dutch oven with cooking spray. Add chicken and sausage and brown, stirring constantly, 2 minutes.

2. Stir in frozen vegetables and garlic. Sauté until vegetables are thawed, 5 minutes.

3. Sprinkle with flour. Cook 1 minute. Stir in chicken broth and scrape up any browned bits in bottom of Dutch oven.

4. Stir in crushed tomatoes, bay leaf, thyme, salt and pepper. Simmer 5 minutes. Place in 4 bowls, sprinkle with scallions and serve. Yields about 1 1/4 cups per serving.