No Roux Chicken And Sausage Gumbo

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb chicken tenders
• 1/2 lb cajun style andouille sausage
• 1 (15 ounce) box dei fratelli diced tomatoes
• 1 (8 ounce) can glen muir tomato paste
• 8 ounces organic chicken broth
• 1 cup water
• 1 green pepper
• 1/2 large sweet onion
• 2 celery ribs
• 1 cup frozen okra
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• 2 teaspoons basil
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• 1 pinch saffron thread
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• water, as needed
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 tablespoons butter
• jasmine rice

Recipe

• 1 dice onion, green pepper and celery.
• 2 dice chicken into 1/2 to 1 inch chunks.
• 3 dice andouille sausage.
• 4 using a dutch oven melt butter and add olive oil on medium high heat.
• 5 saute the onion, green pepper and celery until soft.
• 6 add chicken and saute until no longer pink.
• 7 add sausage.
• 8 add the diced tomatoes, tomato paste, chicken broth and 1 cup water.
• 9 add all spices and bring to a boil then lower to medium high to medium heat and cover with a lid.
• 10 cook for 20 minutes.
• 11 add okra and cook for another 15 minutes.
• 12 if it seems a little too thick just add water until desired consistency.
• 13 make jasmine rice to package directions.
• 14 serve gumbo over rice.