Chicken and Rice Gumbo Soup
3/4 lb. chicken, cut into 1 inch pieces
1/4 lb. fully cooked sausage, chopped
2 stalks celery with leaves and sliced (1 1/4 cups)
1 large carrot (3/4 cup)
1 med. onion chopped (1/2 cup)
1 can (14 1/2 oz) can stewed tomatoes, undrained
5 cups water
2 T chicken bouillon granules
1 tsp dried thyme leaves
1 (10 oz) pkg frozen cut okra (optional)
3 cups hot cooked rice
Red pepper sauce
Mix chicken, sausage, celery, carrot, onion, tomatoes, water, bouillon
granules and thyme in 4 to 5 qt crockpot. Cover and cook on low heat
for 6 1/2 to 7 hours. Stir in okra and cover and cook 20 minutes longer.
Spoon soup over rice in individual bowls. Serve with red pepper sauce.
