Baked Chicken and Sausage Gumbo Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Gumbo Recipes. (Baked Chicken and Sausage Gumbo Recipe). Gumbo doesn't have to be hard! Instead of slowly cooking and stirring a roux for what seems like forever, try this alternative baked method. It's not a shortcut per se, but cooking it in the oven will save you from having to stand over the stove for hours. Serve hot with a spoonful of white rice.

Brief

Prep 35 mins

Cook: 1hr50 mins

Total: 2hrs25 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 chicken thighs

Baked Chicken and Sausage Gumbo Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour

¼ cup vegetable oil

¼ cup melted butter

6 bone-in

skin-on chicken thighs

1 pound smoked pork sausage

cut into 2-inch pieces

kosher salt to taste

1 large onion

diced

1 cup diced celery

1 cup diced green bell pepper

6 cups chicken broth

2 teaspoons kosher salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

½ teaspoon dried thyme

1 bay leaf

¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

or to taste

1 cup diced tomatoes

1 cup frozen sliced okra

thawed

4 green onions

chopped

Soup, Stew and Chili

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Stir flour oil and butter together to form a paste. Transfer \roux\ to the center of a large roasting pan and spread out into a rough rectangle about 1/2-inch thick leaving enough room around the outside to place the chicken and sausage.

Step 3

Lay chicken thighs skin-side down and sausage pieces around the roux. Season chicken generously with salt.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Remove from oven and scatter onion celery and bell pepper evenly over the chicken sausage and roux. Briefly stir the roux in the center then spread it back out. Continue baking for 20 minutes.

Step 5

Remove pan from oven; remove chicken and sausage to a plate and reserve until needed. Stir vegetables and roux together in the pan spread back out into an even layer and bake for another 20 minutes or until roux is as browned as you like.

Step 6

Mix chicken broth salt pepper thyme bay leaf and cayenne in a large bowl or pitcher. Refrigerate cooking liquid until needed.

Step 7

Pour the cold cooking liquid mixture into the gumbo and whisk until well combined. Stir in tomatoes and okra. Add the sausage and chicken back in skin-side up. Continue baking stirring gently and occasionally until liquid is thick and chicken is very tender 30 to 40 minutes more.

Step 8

Taste and adjust seasonings as desired. Garnish with green onions.

Nutritional Information

Baked Chicken and Sausage Gumbo Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 758.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 40.8g 82%

Carbohydrates: 26.2g 8%

Dietary Fiber: 2.8g 11%

Sugars: 6.4g

Fat: 53.6g 83%

Saturated Fat: 18.2g 91%

Cholesterol: 148.8mg 50%

Vitamin A Iu: 990.8IU 20%

Niacin Equivalents: 17.1mg 132%

Vitamin B6: 0.7mg 41%

Vitamin C: 31.9mg 53%

Folate: 98mcg 25%

Calcium: 81.3mg 8%

Iron: 3.6mg 20%

Magnesium: 56.7mg 20%

Potassium: 721.1mg 20%

Sodium: 3145.9mg 126%

Thiamin: 0.8mg 82%

Calories From Fat: 482.7

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.