Easy Gumbo

I recently watched The Princess and the Frog. It was a very cute movie, and it put me in the mood for gumbo! Here is a super easy and delicious recipe.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
• 5 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup brown rice
• 4 (15 ounce) cans black-eyed peas with liquid
• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chiles
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

Directions

1. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat, and cook the onion, pepper, and celery until tender. Pour in the chicken broth, and mix in rice, black-eyed peas with liquid, diced tomatoes and green chiles, diced tomatoes, and garlic. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 45 minutes, or until rice is tender. Add water if soup is too thick.

Comments:

This recipe makes a TON. So if it's just two of you, invite some friends over, or cut the recipe in half. I only used 2 cans of black eyed peas and added some smoked sausage. This really made the meal for me. You can't have gumbo without meat! I also forgot to buy a bell pepper, and I used garlic powder instead of garlic. It still turned out pretty good! Also, if you are a working mom, this recipe could easily be put into a crockpot!

Serve with cornbread and eat lots of beignets for dessert!