Dinner

Chicken-Andouille Gumbo is for Dinner.

Chicken-Andouille Gumbo takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Chicken-Andouille Gumbo takes 240 minutes to cook.

Chicken-Andouille Gumbo makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Chicken-Andouille Gumbo are:

1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup shortening
1.5 cup each of onion, celery, and bell peppers, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 hen, cut up
2 pkgs andouille sausage, cut into pieces
Seasonings to taste: salt, pepper, cayenne, file
12 cups water or chicken broth

Here is how you make Chicken-Andouille Gumbo:

In a dutch oven, brown chicken in shortening and remove from pan. Make a roux by browning the flour in the shortening. Add the chopped onions, garlic, celery, and bell peppers and saute. Add the browned chicken back to the roux and veggies and cook together a couple of minutes. Add a cup of water to the pan and loosen the drippings on bottom of pan. Add the rest of the water, seasonings, and bouillon/water. Bring to a boil before reducing heat to a slow simmer. Leave simmering for 3 hours then add andouille sausage and simmer one more hour. When ready to serve, sprinkle with more file and cayenne to taste.Serving Size: makes 12 servingsNumber of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DARCYSLIFE.

The nutritional information for Chicken-Andouille Gumbo is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 300.2

• Total Fat: 19.1 g
• Cholesterol: 93.1 mg
• Sodium: 964.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 8.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g
• Protein: 24.4 g