Gorilla Soup

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  • Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
Ingredients: Chicken Broth, 32 fl oz Celery, raw, 1 cup, dicedGreen Peppers (bell peppers), 0.5 cup, chopped Yellow Peppers (bell peppers), 10 strips *Okra, frozen, cooked, 1 cup slices Onions, raw, .5 cup, chopped Chicken Breast, no skin, 1 unit (yield from 1 lb ready-to-cook *Sausage, Stop and Shop Hot Italian Sausage, 1 serving *White Rice, medium grain, 1 cup Canned Tomatoes, 2 cup file powder, 1 tbsp Hot Pepper Sauce, 3 tspSalt, 1 tsp Pepper, black, .5 tsp Olive Oil, 1 tbsp
Directions
Chop green pepper, celery, yellow pepper and onion. Set aside.

Cook rice in water to make one cup or more. Set aside.

Cook chicken breast and hot Italian sausage link in microvave just until done (juice runds clear). Set aside.

Measure one cup of frozen okra slices. Set aside.

In a heavy soup kettle, melt olive oil, then add chopped veggies to pan. Stir to cook but do not brown. Add salt, pepper, and file powder to vegetables while they are cooking. Incorcorporate seasonings as you stir veggies.

When vegetables are limp, add chicken broth. Bring to simmer and cover pot.

Drain 16 ounce can of tomatoes, adding drained juice to soup. Cut tomatoes into bite-size chunks in a bowl so no juice is lost. Add to soup.

Chop chicken breast and sausage into dice (chicken) and thin coins (sausage).

Add pepper sauce, 1 cup of cooked rice, okra, and meat to simmering soup. Bring back to simmer and cook for 30 minutes. Adjust for seasoning (some like it HOT).

Serves 8. Suggest serving with corn bread. Very good reheated for lunches.

Nutrition information listed below:

Nutrition Facts
8 Servings
Amount Per Serving about 1 1/2 cups


Calories 148.8

Total Fat 5.9 g

Saturated Fat 1.6 g

Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5 g

Monounsaturated Fat 1.9 g

Cholesterol 13.3 mg

Sodium 1,306.5 mg

Potassium 500.5 mg

Total Carbohydrate 13.9 g

Dietary Fiber 1.9 g

Sugars 1.8 g

Protein 10.8 g


Vitamin A 5.3 %

Vitamin B-12 4.7 %

Vitamin B-6 10.5 %

Vitamin C 49.6 %

Vitamin D 0.0 %

Vitamin E 3.7 %

Calcium 6.3 %

Copper 11.4 %

Folate 16.6 %

Iron 10.9 %

Magnesium 7.7 %

Manganese 33.8 %

Niacin 25.1 %

Pantothenic Acid 4.3 %

Phosphorus 13.4 %

Riboflavin 8.3 %

Selenium 9.5 %

Thiamin 8.1 %

Zinc 4.7 %



Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BARBIEAINTHERE.

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 149.1
  • Total Fat: 5.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 13.3 mg
  • Sodium: 1,308.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 13.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.9 g
  • Protein: 10.8 g

Member Reviews
  • SWAMPDAWG
    file is not spicy, it is powdered sassafras leaves and used to flavor as well as thicken a dish. - 10/11/10
  • TARICHAVERITAS
    my modifications for my fabulous soup (all my roommates smelled it and request some):

    -> didn't use file powder or tabasco, as I don't like spicy stuff
    -> used roasted red pepper (roasted it on my gas stove)
    -> used one small chicken breast
    -> used the whole link of sausage

    ended up great! - 11/12/08
  • TWILIGHTMOM
    This sounds GREAT, but how much chicken is it really...one "unit" is 49 calories--probably one ounce.
    File powder Pronounced "FEE LAY" is found (in my store) with the spices. It is used in Louisiana cooking. There are a lot of ways to reduce the sodium - 11/5/08
  • KITEFLYINGAL
    the sodium is way too high for one meal and what is file powder? - 11/5/08