Mom's Gumbo

Swanson Chicken Broth 99% Fat Free, 4 cup
Pork and Beef Sausage, 3 links (raw dimensions: 4" long x 7/8
Bacon, 6 medium slices, cooked (raw product
Shrimp, cooked, 10 large
Crushed Tomatoes, 28.0 ounce can
Celery, cooked, 4 cup, diced
Onions, large raw, 2 cups, chopped
Corn Starch, .25 cup
*Crushed Red Pepper - spice, 1 tsp
*Crushed Garlic, 3 tsp
*Kosher Salt, 2 tsp
*Orzo, Barilla, uncooked, 2 oz
Granulated Sugar, .5 cup
Oregano, ground, 1 tsp
*Pepper, white, 1 tsp
Parsley, dried, 1 tsp

Chop all meats in bite size portions, cook 6 strips of bacon, 6 thighs De-boned, skinned chicken in stock pot, add 3 andouille or spicy sausage, add 1 whole large finely chopped onion, 1 large table spoon of crushed garlic, then 4 cups chopped celery. Add 4 cups chicken stock, then 1 (28 ounce) can of crushed tomatoes or 1 (28 ounce)can of tomato sauce. Add salt and white pepper then add the crushed red pepper flakes, sugar, parsley and oregano to taste. Add shrimp chopped in 1/2. For thicker soups add 1/4 cup of corn starch and water and 1/2 cup of orzo rice. Leave out if you prefer a runnier soup. I prefer to Simmer for 2-3 hours to bring our the flavor in the meats.

Serving Size: 8 hearty bowls of soup

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BEVHOPEGLASS.