Easy Gumbo Soup

This thick gumbo soup combines smoked sausage, chicken, tomatoes, rice, and okra for a delicious and hearty meal. It's great to serve with cornbread muffins or garlic toast.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 436 Calories

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cups water
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 cups chicken stock
• ground black pepper to taste
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 5 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 cup uncooked instant rice (such as Minute®)
• 1 pound shredded cooked chicken
• 1 dash hot sauce, or to taste
• 2 red bell peppers, seeded and chopped
• 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning (such as Tony Chachere's®), or more to taste
• 16 ounces frozen cut okra
• 14 ounces smoked kielbasa sausage, halved and sliced thinly

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat vegetable oil over medium heat in a large stock pot. Add garlic, celery, bell peppers, onion, oregano, Creole seasoning, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 10 minutes.

Step 2

Sprinkle flour over vegetable mixture and mix well. Cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Pour in chicken stock, water, rice, okra, sausage, tomatoes, and hot sauce. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until sausage is heated through and vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in cooked chicken and heat through, about 5 minutes more. Adjust seasonings to taste.