Budget Bytes · by Melissa Nolan★ 4.5 (4)

Gumbo Recipe

Name: Gumbo Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 175 min
Total time: 195 min
Yield: 8, 8 servings (1.5 cups gumbo and ¾ cup rice each)
Cuisine: cajun
Ingredients: ¾ cup vegetable oil (plus an extra 1 Tbsp, (divided) $0.54); 13.5 oz. andouille sausage (cut in ½ inch rounds, $3.47); 1 lb. chicken thighs (boneless, skinless, cubed 1-inch, $3.62); 2 Tbsp Creole or Cajun seasoning (divided, $0.49*); 1 cup all-purpose flour ($0.18); 1 onion (diced, (350g, about 2 cups) $0.48); 1 green pepper (diced, (230g, about 1.5 cups) $0.86); 3 ribs celery (sliced, (220g, about 1.5 cups) $0.55); 2 garlic cloves (minced, (1 Tbsp) $0.08); 12 oz. frozen okra ($2.09**); 1 tsp dried thyme ($0.10); 3 bay leaves ($0.30); ¼ tsp salt ($0.01); ¼ tsp black pepper (freshly cracked, $0.04); 6 cups chicken broth ($0.78***); 2 Tbsp hot sauce ($0.23****); ¼ bunch fresh parsley (chopped, $0.27); 2 green onions (sliced, $0.20); 2 cups rice (uncooked, $0.77); 4 cups water ($0.00)

NUTRITION · PER SERVING195M COOK

CAL 34%·PRO 54%

CARBS 60G35% OF CAL

4G FIBER50G OTHER6G TOTAL SUGAR

FAT 38G49% OF CAL

8G SAT30G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A fail-proof dark-roux gumbo loaded with andouille sausage, chicken, the Cajun holy trinity, and okra, served over rice. Rich, spiced, and deeply flavorful.

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Ingredients

serves 8

¾ cup vegetable oil (plus an extra 1 Tbsp, (divided) $0.54)
13.5 oz. andouille sausage (cut in ½ inch rounds, $3.47)
1 lb. chicken thighs (boneless, skinless, cubed 1-inch, $3.62)
2 Tbsp Creole or Cajun seasoning (divided, $0.49*)
1 cup all-purpose flour ($0.18)
1 onion (diced, (350g, about 2 cups) $0.48)
1 green pepper (diced, (230g, about 1.5 cups) $0.86)
3 ribs celery (sliced, (220g, about 1.5 cups) $0.55)
2 garlic cloves (minced, (1 Tbsp) $0.08)
12 oz. frozen okra ($2.09**)
1 tsp dried thyme ($0.10)
3 bay leaves ($0.30)
¼ tsp salt ($0.01)
¼ tsp black pepper (freshly cracked, $0.04)
6 cups chicken broth ($0.78***)
2 Tbsp hot sauce ($0.23****)
¼ bunch fresh parsley (chopped, $0.27)
2 green onions (sliced, $0.20)
2 cups rice (uncooked, $0.77)
4 cups water ($0.00)

At a glance

PER SERVING · TIME 195M

CAL 34%·PRO 54%

CARBS 60G35% OF CAL

4G FIBER50G OTHER6G TOTAL SUGAR

FAT 38G49% OF CAL

8G SAT30G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved

All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.

Prep: 20m
Cook: 2h 55m
Sodium: 2147mg
Total sugar: 6g

Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.

Vitamins & minerals

Potassium: 602mg
Calcium: 103mg
Iron: 2mg

Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.

PREP: 20M
SODIUM: 2147MG
ESTIMATE: COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.

Gumbo Recipe

Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

At a glance