Slow Cooker Gumbo Recipe With Chicken and Smoked Sausage

Pull out the crockpot, add smoked sausage, shredded chicken breast, Cajun seasoning and Worcestershire sauce, plus more and you have an easy-to-make gumbo.

By Jean Teller
March/April 2013
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Pull out your crockpot, and have a pot of great-tasting Slow Cooker Gumbo With Chicken and Smoked Sausage ready for tonight’s dinner.
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From Sarah Vaughan, Waterville, Maine, comes a version perfect for the slow cooker.

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Slow Cooker Gumbo Recipe With Chicken and Smoked Sausage

1/2 pound smoked sausage, sliced
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
3/4 cup flour
3/4 pound chicken breast, cooked and shredded
1/2 cup chopped celery
8 cups water
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
1 1/2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Dash hot sauce
4 cups hot cooked rice
3/4 cup sliced green onions

In skillet, brown sausage, onion and green pepper; drain all but 2 tablespoons fat. Set sausage mixture aside and keep warm. Add flour to fat, stirring constantly, to make roux.

In slow cooker, combine shredded chicken, sausage mixture, roux, celery, water, seasonings and sauces. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours, or on high for 3 to 4 hours.

Serve over rice and garnish with green onions.

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