Chicken Gumbo

By JimMac

Ingredients

• 6 ribs celery, chopped
• 3 medium green peppers, chopped
• 3 medium onions, chopped
• 3/4 cup butter or margarine
• 10 qts. chicken broth
• 101 1/2 oz. canned diced tomatoes, undrained
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 tbsp. minced fresh parsley
• 1 tbsp. pepper
• 2 - 3 tbsp. garlic powder
• 2 tsp. salt
• 2 cups uncooked long grain rice
• 10 cups cubed cooked chicken
• 6 cups cubed cooked ham
• 16 oz. frozen chopped okra
• 2 lbs. cooked small shrimp, peeled and deveined

Details

Servings 50

Preparation

Step 1

In a large kettle or kettles, sauté celery, green peppers and onions in butter until tender. Add the next 7 ingredients; bring to a boil. Stir in rice. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until rice is tender. Stir in chicken, ham, okra and shrimp. Simmer for 8-10 minutes or until shrimp turn pink and okra is tender. Discard bay leaves.