Chicken Gumbo

By jeaninemg

Ingredients

• 2 T vegetable oil
• 2 T flour
• 2 onions (medium) finely chopped
• 1 green bell pepperk vinely chopped
• 6 C chicken stock
• 8 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 C sliced okra
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
• 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 chicken, cooked, boned, & cut in bite-size pieces
• 1 C uncooked rice

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oil in dutch oven. Ad flour, and stir over heat until brown, being careful not to burn. Add onions and green pepper. Cook 5 minutes until tender. Slowly add chicken stock; stir until it boils.

Add tomatoes, okra, celery, salt, black pepper, thyme, and bay leaf, bringing to a boil. Add chicken and rice. Return to boil, reduce to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Cover and cook an additional 20 minutes.

Remove bay leaf and serve.