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WW Slow Cooker Mock Gumbo

This Slow Cooker Gumbo is Zero points and totally weight watcher friendly as well as a nice place to hide a few vegetables for your kids and husband. Those looking for no-carb or keto-friendly meals with lots of flavors will find this a perfect substitute for authentic New Orleans flavors while leaving room on the waistline for a piece of King Cake.

Ingredients

  • 3 chicken breast
  • 1 cup onion chopped
  • 1 cup celery chopped
  • 1 cup carrots chopped - OR - 2 cup matchsticks
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 bag frozen okra
  • 1 medium bell pepper diced
  • 1 can whole kernel corn
  • 2 cans stewed tomatoes
  • 3 cups chicken stock separated
  • 1 pkg white chicken chili seasoning
  • 2 Tablespoons Old Bay seasoning
  • 5 bay leaves
  • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning - OR - 1 teaspoon oregano and 1 teaspoon thyme
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • Smoked turkey sausage
  • 1 cup chopped kale
  • Shrimp or crab meat.

Instructions

  • In a skillet, heat olive oil.
  • Chop onion, celery, and carrots and saute in skillet until edges start to brown.
  • Meanwhile, place chicken in bottom of slow cooker.
  • Add sauted vegetables over chicken, in slow cooker.
  • Next, add okra, bell pepper, stewed tomatoes, corn, 2 cups chicken stock, and seasonings.
  • In a skillet melt two tablespoons butter.
  • Once melted, sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of flour.
  • Stir together with a whisk to make a roux.
  • Once all the flour is absorbed, pour in 1 cup chicken stock and quickly stir together until liquid starts to thicken.
  • Pour into slow cooker and stir together to incorporate.
  • Cook on low for 4 hours.
  • Cut turkey sausage into ½ inch discs and quarter those slices.
  • Add to slow cooker and cook on low 4 more hours.
  • About 20 minutes before serving, add kale and shrimp.
  • Serve over cauliflower rice.

Notes

**Additional options - serve over brown rice or quinoa rice mix, but points are not included. Another option is to serve with lump crab meat instead of shrimp. Just add a spoonful to the top when ready to serve in bowl. Crab meat and rice choice need to be recorded separately for WW points.