Kielbasa & Chicken Gumbo

We love kielbasa around here. Do you ever use it? I love how it flavors the whole dish! I know that traditional gumbo calls for okra but the only way we eat okra here in the SFFS house, is fried. So I left it out of this recipe. But...it was so good anyway. You gotta try this! You gotta!


Kielbasa & Chicken Gumbo



1 pound Kielbasa sausage ~ sliced into "coins"
3 large chicken breasts ~ cooked and coarse shredded
1 large onion ~ diced
1 red bell pepper ~ large chunks
1 cup celery ~ sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
1/8 teaspoon ground Cayenne pepper
1 48-ounce container chicken broth
1 cup long grain rice

In a large pot, saute the onion, celery and garlic until soft.

Add the sausage and cook until sausage has browned a bit.

Add the chicken broth, chicken, red bell pepper, Cajun seasoning, and Cayenne pepper.

Stir until combined and bring to a boil.

Add rice, cover and allow to simmer for 20 - 30 minutes until rice is done.

The stuff.

Season and cook the chicken.

Then shred it and set it aside.

Saute the veggies.

Then add the sliced kielbasa 

and cook that a while.

Add the chicken broth and the seasonings.

Then add the chicken.

Throw in some rice and cook 

until the rice is done.

This is SO flavorful! Delish!