Crockpot Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

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Crockpot Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup cooking oil
3 cups water
12 ounces fully cooked smoked sausage links, sliced2
cups chopped cooked chicken
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1/2 cup chopped celery
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp ground red pepper
Hot cooked rice
2 cups sliced okra or one 10-oz package frozen

For roux, in a heavy 2-quart saucepan stir together flour and oil till smooth. Cook over medium-high heat 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium. Cook and stir constantly about 15 minutes more or till a dark, reddish brown roux forms. Cool.

In your crockpot place water. Stir in roux. Add sausage, chicken, okra, onion, green pepper, celery, garlic, salt, pepper, and red pepper. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 10-12 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 1/2 to 5 hours. Skim off fat. Serve over rice. Makes 6 servings.

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Chet Day
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