Thursday, September 29, 2011

Chicken Gumbo Soup

Today I am making my Chicken Gumbo Soup.  Since this recipe is from before I was Primal I am changing the rice and substituting wild rice....no, it's not rice  - it's actually a grass.

Chicken Gumbo Soup

Chicken Gumbo Soup

2 cups cooked chicken, shredded
2 bell peppers, sliced – green, red, yellow or orange
1 medium onion, sliced
OR ½ bag of frozen peppers and onions (sometimes it is called stir-fry mix)
1 tsp olive oil
1 14.5 oz can of stewed tomatoes OR a can of Ro-tel OR diced toms
1 10 oz box frozen okra, sliced
28 -32 oz of chicken broth or water
½ cup wild rice - cooked until almost done in another pot - 2c water to 1/2 c wild rice, boil for 30 minutes.
Salt and pepper to taste
5-10 drops of Tabasco (optional)

Saute the peppers and onions in the oil in a large pot until soft. Add okra, tomatoes and broth. Simmer until okra is thawed. Add chicken, rice and seasonings. Ready to serve when rice is thoroughly cooked.

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