Our baby boy came a couple of weeks ago and I knew that would mean guests and visitors for at least a couple weeks. I just couldn’t stand the thought of not having some meals ready for when people got here. Or, at least groceries ready for my mom or Mr. McKinney to throw together to make a grand, hearty meal.
I knew it would probably be chilly, so soup or something warm and easy from the crockpot seemed like a great idea. As I started “shopping” my pantry and freezer, I realized I had almost everything on hand to make gumbo. And, something about the warm and spicy recipe just sounded so good to me. Thankfully, it still sounded good to me when we got home from the hospital.
Crockpot Gumbo
Equipment
- crockpot
Ingredients
- 3-4 chicken breast frozen
- 1 pkg smoked sausage or kielbasa
- 14.5 ounce stewed tomatoes, canned
- 6 ounce can tomato paste
- 2 gumbo seasoning base
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 quarts chicken stock
- 2 bags vegetables for gumbo frozen
- 1 bag extra small shrimp frozen
- rice – white, brown, long grain or cauliflower rice
- 2 loaves Italian Sourdough bread
Instructions
- Cut sausage links in to 1-inch pieces and cut each piece in to quarters.
- Add crockpot liner to crockpot.
- Place chicken breasts in bottom of crockpot.
- Place sausage link quarters on top of chicken.
- Add gumbo base, bay leaves, tomatoes, tomato paste, and chicken stock to crockpot.
- Cover with lid and cook on low for 8 hours.
- 45 minutes before eating, take out chicken and cut in to cubes.
- Put chicken back in crockpot.
- Add frozen vegetables to crockpot.
- Replace lid and keep cooking.
- 15 miuntes before serving, stir in frozen shrimp.
- Replace lid and keep cooking.
- Read labels on rice option and prepare as directed on package.
- Serve "soup" over rice and with bread to "sop" it up.
Notes
Not sure how my “little Texan” will feel about his first meal at home being cajun, but the rest of us could not get enough.
I served mine with Cauliflower Rice, to keep it low carb. But, my dad is not an extra veggies fan, so the 90-second microwave bag of Uncle Ben’s Long Grain rice was a perfect alternative. I will say this is how we discovered that cauliflower is on the no-fly zone while I’m breastfeeding…gives little man the gas! But at least it keeps him the life of the party and since he is less than a month old, it’s still cute.
For my “real cajuns,” what did I leave out?
And, for an added bonus, my Dragon Breath Firecrackers are a perfect addition to the Gumbo or on the side. You could even use Saltines, Ritz or Club crackers instead of Oyster Crackers to have it be a bit more substantial depending on how you like to enhance your soup dining experience.
I love crockpot meals and think you can never go wrong with one of these:
- Crockpot Freezer Meals
- Crockpot Turkey Tacos
- Crockpot Apple Butter
- Skinny Lasagna Soup
- Crockpot Sausage Tortellini Soup
- Slow Cooker Pumpkin Chili
- Green Chile Chicken Chili
- KMac’s Crockpot Gumbo
- Mexican Chicken and Roasted Tomato Soup
- Mama Sue’s Kitchen Cabinet Gumbo
- Stockpile Stew (7 Can Soup)
- Slow Cooker Mock Gumbo (WW friendly)
- Slow Cooker Venison Stroganoff
- Slow Cooker Venison Swiss Steak
- Rustic Italian Chicken Stew
- Green Chile Chicken Chili
- Slow Cooker Beef Stew
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