Louisiana RED BEAN GUMBO

A traditional Southern specialty, this gumbo soup mix is rich but not spicy and can be prepared vegetarian or with sausage and chicken for a hearty meal. We recommend pairing this gumbo soup with our Appalachian Trail Cornbread for the perfect meal!

Serves: 8
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 5 hours

This gumbo soup is a thick and delicious Southern Specialty!

Gumbo Soup Mix Ingredients:
Red beans, Himalayan red rice, long grain white rice, red and green peppers, celery, onion, chili powder, cayenne, herbs and spices. No added salt, preservatives or MSG.

Gluten-Free Item

Recipe Additions:
1 tablespoon oil
1 pound sausage (any variety fresh sausage)
10 cups chicken broth
10 ounces fresh or frozen chopped greens (okra is traditional, but spinach, swiss chard or turnip greens are delicious)
2 cups cut up cooked chicken or duck

Gumbo Soup Recipe Directions:
Preparing the beans:
•Rinse, drain and pick over.
•Place in a bowl with 8 cups water and soak for 4 hours at room temperature or for a “quick soak” boil for 10 minutes and let stand for 2 hours.
•Drain beans and place in a 4 quart pot with 8 cups water.
•Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 1 hour or more.

While simmering the beans:
•Brown sausage in oil over medium heat in an 8 quart pot.
•Drain excess fat.
•Add seasoning packet and stir about 1 minute.
•Add chicken broth and drained beans.
•Bring to a boil and simmer 45 minutes, covered.
•Add rice, greens and chicken.
•Simmer 1 hour, covered.
This soup will thicken considerably if made ahead. Add broth to thin out soup consistency.

Inventive Soup Recipe Variations:
For a vegetarian version of the gumbo soup, omit the meat, but add 2 tablespoons of butter with the oil to sauté the vegetable packet. Substitute vegetable broth for the chicken broth and proceed with the recipe. Two of Louisiana’s most famous dishes are blended in this recipe to make a gumbo soup so flavorful and robust it tastes great vegetarian.

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Slow Cooker Recipe Directions:
Recommended slow cooker: 4-6 quart


Preparing the soup in the morning (or the night before):
•Crumble and brown sausage in oil over medium heat in large skillet.
•Add contents of seasoning packet, stir 1 minute, and transfer to bowl of slow cooker. (May cover and refrigerate overnight.)

Cooking:
•Rinse, drain and pick over beans. Place into slow cooker with sausage mixture and add chicken broth.
•Cover and cook on HI 6-8 hours.
•Add rice, greens and chicken and cook 1 hour on HI.


Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: About 3 Tbsp. (31g) Dry Mix
Prepared Serving Size: About 1 Cup
Serving Per Container: About 14

Amount per Serving Mix Prepared
Calories 80 270
Calories from Fat 0 110

% Daily Value**
Total Fat 0g* 0% 20%
Saturated Fat 0g 0% 20%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0% 15%
Sodium 20mg 1% 35%
Total Carbohydrate 22g 7% 8%
Dietary Fiber 7g 28% 32%
Sugars 1g
Protein 5g

Vitamin A 10% 45%
Vitamin C 30% 35%
Calcium 4% 8%
Iron 10% 20%
* Amount in Mix
** Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.