The best way to get to the meat of the matter is to go through a bowl of rice.

Quick Chicken Shrimp Gumbo

Serves: 10

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Meal Occasion: Main Dish
Cuisine Type: Creole, Southern

Ingredients

3 1/2cups UNCLE BEN’S® ORIGINAL CONVERTED® Brand Rice
2cups chicken diced
1/2lb. shrimp peeled and deveined
1/3cup chopped onion
2Tbsp. butter
15oz. tomatoes
2Tbsp. chopped parsley
1/2cup green pepper diced
1tsp. dried thyme
1/4tsp. hot pepper sauce
1tsp. salt
1/4cup flour
7cups water (to prepare rice)

Instructions

1. Cook rice according to package instructions.
2. While rice is cooking, cook green pepper and onion in butter in large saucepan until tender but not brown. Stir in flour.
3. Add tomatoes, chicken, salt, thyme and hot pepper sauce. Break up tomatoes with spoon. Cover and simmer 20 minutes.
4. Add shrimp and continue cooking 5 minutes. Stir parsley into hot cooked rice.
5. To serve, spoon gumbo into individual serving bowls; top with rice.

Quick Chicken Shrimp Gumbo

tips and notes
Make sure the flour is cooked out and no lumps have formed before serving.



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