Crock Pot Chicken and Sausage Gumbo With Shrimp

By Beefman-2

For all you crock pot lovers! A time saver You can pre make the roux!

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup cooking oil
• 3 cups water
• 12 ounces smoked sausage, sliced & browned
• 1 1/2 cups chopped cooked chicken
• 2 cups sliced okra or 1 (10 ounce) package frozen whole okra, partially thawed and cut into 1/2 inch slices
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped green sweet pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced Tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (12 ounce) package frozen shelled deveined cooked medium shrimp, rinsed
• 3 cups hot cooked rice

Preparation

Step 1

1 For the roux, in a heavy 2-quart saucepan stir together the flour and oil until smooth. 2 Cook over medium-high heat for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. 3 Reduce heat to medium. 4 Cook and stir constantly about 15 minutes more or until a dark, reddish-brown roux forms. 5 Cool. 6 In a 5-quart crockery cooker place water. 7 Stir in roux. 8 Add sausage, chicken, okra, onion, sweet pepper, celery, garlic, salt, pepper, can tomatoes, and ground red pepper. 9 Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 6 to 7 hours then add shrimp for 20 minutes. 10 Skim off fat. 11 Serve over the hot cooked rice.