Recipe for cooking new orleans chicken gumbo

Soups for Salads :: Soups for the Crock Pot

New Orleans Chicken Gumbo (crockpot)

1 chicken breast, diced
2 Tbsp. bacon fat
1 green bell pepper, diced
3 stalks celery, diced
1 qt. (4 C.) chicken broth
2 C. canned tomatoes
Salt and white pepper
1/3 C. uncooked white rice
1 C. cooked sliced okra
3 Tbsp. chopped parsley

In a lrg. skillet saute diced chicken in bacon fat until pieces become firm, but not brown; remove chicken and place in crockpot.

Saute green bell pepper and celery until translucent, but not brown, and add to chicken in crockpot. Add broth or stock, tomatoes, salt and pepper. Cover crockpot; set to LOW and cook for 4 to 6 hr. or until chicken is tender. Add rice and okra during last hr. of cooking.

Serve gumbo garnished with parsley.

Servings 4 to 6.