Slow Cooker Chicken & Sausage Gumbo

Total Time: 5 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/3 cup cooking oil
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 large onion, diced
• 2 bell peppers, diced (red, green or yellow)
• 1 -2 jalapeno pepper
• 2 celery ribs (cut small)
• 1 lb andouille sausages or 1 lb chorizo sausage
• 1 lb shrimp (optional)
• 1 1/2 lbs chicken
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 1 tablespoon basil
• 1 tablespoon thyme
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 4 cups rice (prepared)

Recipe

• 1 make a roux: combine cooking oil and all-purpose flour in a small saucepan and heat on medium low for 15 to 20 minutes stirring regularly until it turns a chocolatey brown. black lumps means you've burned it ;).
• 2 meanwhile dice your vegetables and place them in the slow cooker.
• 3 slice the sausages into discs and fry them until golden brown, add to slow cooker.
• 4 cube the chicken and fry until no pink remains, add to slow cooker.
• 5 pour roux over contents of slow cooker.
• 6 add 4 cups of chicken stock to slow cooker.
• 7 add spices to slow cooker, stir well.
• 8 cook on low for 8 hours or high for 5 hours.
• 9 optionally add cooked shrimp and heat for an additional 20-30 minutes.
• 10 serve over a bed of rice prepared as per it's package instructions.