Crock Pot Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
"My children love gumbo. Their Uncle Jim makes the best (see recipe #178412) but in a pinch I will throw this in a crock pot for a cold night and they will be satisfied. The hardest part is making the roux. Don't rush it."
- Ready In:
- 6hrs 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 1⁄3 cup flour
- 1⁄3 cup cooking oil
- 3 cups water
- 12 ounces andouille sausages, sliced
- 1 1⁄2 cups chicken, cooked and chopped
- 2 cups okra, sliced
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup green pepper, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup celery, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon red pepper
- 3 cups hot cooked rice
directions
- For the roux, in a heavy 2 quart saucepan, stir together the flour and oil until smooth.
- Cook over medium-high heat for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Reduce heat to medium.
- Cook and stir constantly about 15 minutes more or until a dark, reddish brown roux forms.
- Cool.
- Place water into crockpot.
- Stir in roux.
- Add sausage, chicken, okra, onion, pepper, celery, garlic, salt, pepper and red pepper.
- Cover.
- Cook on LOW for 6 to 7 hours.
- Skim off fat.
- Serve over hot cooked rice.
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Reviews
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I have made gumbo before, but never in the crockpot and was very anxious to see how it would turn out. Overall it was very good, but I think I would make a few minor changes the next time I make it. For one thing, and this is my fault, I would cook the roux a little longer. I cooked it for 20 minutes and it was a dark, reddish brown color, but not quite dark enough. I also think I might try using chicken broth instead of water. I like my gumbo fairly thick and the crockpot put too much moisture in the dish, so half way through the cooking process, I poured it all into an enamel covered, cast iron dutch oven and that seemed to correct the problem. The flavor was wonderful and I most definitely would make this again. Thank you so much for submitting this. I love your recipes! -
I will rate this recipe a 4 star for the way it is... i added a few things that I think made it 5 stars :) After reading the reviews about 'blandness' I added a few extra spices according to an Emeril recipe I found-- approximately 1/4 to 1/2 tsp each of paprika, thyme, oregano, parsley, and 3 bay leaves. With that- perfectly spiced!! I also used 1/2 chicken stock and 1/2 water for the water. -
Found this recipe to be a little bland, which was surprising to me. There are leftovers so I'm going to add some Louisiana Hot Sauce and a little more salt and see if that spices it up a little -
My family LOVED this! Threw everything in the crockpot went to work and came home to delicious chicken gumbo I thought maybe that I didn’t brown the roux enough because the color wasn’t very deep, but DH said that it tasted just like what he’d had in New Orleans years ago. Admittedly, I did not use okra, due to DH’s aversion to it. Also, if anyone is making this you can use frozen or fresh chicken breasts (boneless, skinless) and it turns out just as good. Just shred it when everything’s done cooking. Mine went from 7:00am to 6:00pm and wow, it couldn’t have been any better! Thank you for this recipe Mary!
Tweaks
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I have made gumbo before, but never in the crockpot and was very anxious to see how it would turn out. Overall it was very good, but I think I would make a few minor changes the next time I make it. For one thing, and this is my fault, I would cook the roux a little longer. I cooked it for 20 minutes and it was a dark, reddish brown color, but not quite dark enough. I also think I might try using chicken broth instead of water. I like my gumbo fairly thick and the crockpot put too much moisture in the dish, so half way through the cooking process, I poured it all into an enamel covered, cast iron dutch oven and that seemed to correct the problem. The flavor was wonderful and I most definitely would make this again. Thank you so much for submitting this. I love your recipes!
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I have two boys who will usually eat most things I put in front of them. As a single mom I use them as my guinea pigs....sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I have a huge garden, blueberry and blackberry bushes. I am always looking for a new recipe. I have three cats (Xiao Mao, which means little cat in Chinese, Pumpkin and Max) and two border collies, Lucy and Grace. All my animals come from Rescue Agencies.
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