How to Prepare Tasty Easy Gumbo

Easy Gumbo. By Rian Handler and Justin Sullivan. Originating in Louisiana it combines the cuisines and ingredients of several. This is a super easy gumbo.

Top with cooked rice and garnish with parsley and chopped green onions to serve. Some people may think that gumbo is slang for throw all the seafood in and then add some okra and the kitchen sink, but a great Southern gumbo is an exercise in delicacy, balance, and restraint—with just the right amount of flair and heat thrown in. Gumbo is a key part of Louisiana cooking, and there are many great ways to put it together and get it on the table. You can cook Easy Gumbo using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Easy Gumbo

1. It's of Zatatrain's gumbo mix.
2. Prepare of chicken tenderloins boiled and shredded.
3. You need of sausage (your preference on spice level).
4. Prepare of uncooked shrimp.
5. It's of fire roasted tomatoes.
6. You need of okra or 1 (16oz) bag of frozen okra.
7. You need of corn.
8. It's of Salt and pepper.
9. You need of water.

Here's an easy recipe for nice gumbo that you can play with. I rarely follow recipes as I think cooking should be an adventure and I enjoy the surprise of each preparation's variations. I suggest you take this list to the market and then see what's fresh and inspiring to you, like free range chicken. This Easy Chicken Gumbo recipe is like a party for your mouth!

Easy Gumbo instructions

1. Boil and shred the chicken.
2. Add everything EXCEPT for the shrimp to a large pot.
3. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for 15 min..
4. After 15 minutes is up add the shrimp and simmer for 10 min..
5. Enjoy with some warm French bread.

Vibrant, spicy flavor simmered to perfection, this combination of chicken, sausage, okra, and veggies is cooked in a creamy creole spiced broth that is just pure comfort. And is just what it says--a quick and easy gumbo. If you want the authentic, the go the long, time-consuming route and quit complaining! This is the third New Years we have made it. It's now a tradition to have this with Hoppin' John to start the new year!