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Creole Chicken Gumbo Soup

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Updated Feb 5, 2018
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A hearty dinner ready in 30 minutes! Enjoy this delicious chicken gumbo soup that’s perfect for Creole cuisine.

More About This Recipe

  • Gumbo is incredibly popular in the state of Louisiana—it is the state’s official dish, after all! Gumbo is usually characterized as a soup or stew that features a few key ingredients: okra, a protein like meat or shellfish, vegetables, and a roux. Some people confuse gumbo with jambalaya, but they’re not the same! Jambalaya is often compared to Spanish paella. It’s primarily a rice dish that’s made with different meats and/or shellfish and vegetables, but unlike gumbo, it’s not made with okra and is not stew-like. Now that you know the gumbo basics, it’s time to try this delicious chicken gumbo recipe. And once you’ve tried that, check out all of our other yummy chicken soup recipes, and our favorite ways to dress them up.

Creole Chicken Gumbo Soup

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 30 min
  • Ingredients 14
  • Servings 6
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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon margarine or butter
  • 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 (14 1/2-oz.) can ready-to-serve chicken broth
  • 1 (14.5-oz.) can no-salt-added whole tomatoes, undrained, cut up
  • 1 (10-oz.) pkg. frozen cut okra
  • 1 1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken
  • 1/4 cup uncooked regular long-grain white rice
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 4 to 8 drops hot pepper sauce

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In large nonstick saucepan, melt margarine over medium heat. Add bell pepper, onion, garlic and flour; cook and stir until flour is light golden brown.
  • Step 
    2
    Add remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and cook 10 minutes. Uncover; cook an additional 10 to 15 minutes or until okra is tender, stirring occasionally. Remove bay leaf.

Nutrition

180 Calories
7g Total Fat
14g Protein
16g Total Carbohydrate
3g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cup
Calories
180
Calories from Fat
60
Total Fat
7g
11%
Saturated Fat
2g
10%
Cholesterol
30mg
10%
Sodium
280mg
12%
Total Carbohydrate
16g
5%
Dietary Fiber
2g
8%
Sugars
3g
Protein
14g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
30%
30%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 2 Vegetable; 1 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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