Slow Cooker Sausage Gumbo

By sunitagt

Ingredients

• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3/4 lb Polish sausage, cut into 1/2 pieces
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 1 carrot, peeled and chopped
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
• small package frozen okra
• hot cooked rice
• Fresh chopped cilantro

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 15mins
Adapted from food.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Combine tomatoes with juice and broth in slow cooker. Sprinkle flour evenly over bottom of small skillet. Cook over high heat without stirring 3 to 4 minutes or until flour begins to brown. Reduce heat to medium; stir flour about 4 minutes. Stir in oil until smooth. Carefully whisk flour mixture into slow cooker.

2. Brown sausage in frying pan, then slice.

3. Add sausage, onion, bell pepper, celery, carrot, oregano, thyme, okra and red pepper. Stir well. Cover; cook on LOW 4 1/2 hours to 5 hours.

4. Serve gumbo over rice. Sprinkle with cilantro.